Need Some Advice About Hard Shifting 986 Gearbox!

[Tommy2]

Any other guesses before the reveal?

Turns out it was a combination of several things.
1. Gearbox way, way, way overfull. Pulled the fill plug on the side and it was a gusher!
2. Cables probably out of alignment,
3. Factory short shift out of adjustment, loose, lots of play

Action taken
1. Drained and re-filled gearbox with fresh, good quality oil to the spec of 2.25 l
2. Adjusted cables best I could.
3. Removed shifter assembly, cleaned, adjusted, re-installed

Results
Much, much, much better. Feels firm, not tight and I don't need to force the shifts. Before it took a great deal of force to engage all gears. Still feels a bit notchy but maybe that is just the nature of the short shifter. It's so much better that I can live with that.

Thank you all for your input and advice!!