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Yeah, the CAM switch turns on all my HD cameras :)
Used to be, I had to plug in a USB cable into the lighter socket to start and unplug to stop. It was very clunky and hard to do with my gloves on. For mostly slow videos and the slow line, my YouTube is here: https://www.youtube.com/user/steved0x |
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Short question about the bearings - do all 4 bearings come on the silver center axle? At the moment there are 2 mounted on this axle and 2 aren't mounted but this is the only place that seems to take another bearing. ;)
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Yes all 4 bearings go two by two :)
I made a video of the installation if you haven't seen it yet (should be two or three pages ago) Ben |
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I will say it feels stiffer -- definitely a shorter throw. I'll be heading to CoTA this weekend, so I will see how it feels on track. I think its going to take me (and maybe it) a bit of time to break in, but I can certainly see how it could be better than the stock shifter. Mike |
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I am going this weekend to CMP, so we can both report back, hope you have a great weekend at COTA. Steve |
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Have fun as well. Mike |
while waiting for the shifter shipped already, I started gathering info on changing it out. after watching Ben's video, i think i may already have a short shifter installed, at least I am sure it is not stock. this is what i found when I pulled up the boot. I have to assume a PO already did this mod, but as it is sloppy I will continue to install Ben's bearing version.http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1495053278.jpg
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Yep, that's a short shifter :)
Check that it is in fact the shifter that has play and not the gearbox itself or cables ;) |
Only 5 left!
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Installed mine today and drove a quick round arround Weissach - yes I live here. ;) Installation was easier as i thought, took me about 2h without hurrying. shifting is short and direct - my old one only had 60 thousand km so it hadn't really play, but the feeling is better now. On the first drive i sometimes had trouble shifting from 2 to 3 while accelerating out of a corner but i think i will get used to it.
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Made by a Porsche Tech, and used in Weissach ahah!
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Hi Ben, do you have any left? My 99 996 C2 would really like one.
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Only 2 left guys!
And it's probably the last two that I ever make :/ Ben |
Late to Ben's Party ......
I just installed Ben's Short Shifter and am grateful to have one of the last he will make/sell.
I was late to the party because my shifter did not have much play. When I removed the center console I saw why - the P.O. had greased it some years ago and I presume that helped. Removing the old Bushings: Clamp the ball of the shifter shaft in a vise -very tight.It is junk anyway.Use a sharp wood chisel that has a steel shank.Ben's video shows a screwdriver. A sharpened ,all steel chisel would also work.This tool removes each tang of the bushing with a single hit. Precise,targeted force - always good mechanic work. While you are in there: I dithered about bothering to install Ben's but I also needed to replace the Parking Brake switch(interlinked with the top operation). This should be a 'while you are in there' suggestion ? Photograph and mark all the fiddly little parts. Use a spatula to gently pry off the pieces.Look for hidden screws - no force ! Upgrades to Ben's shifter: I had smoothed the pennies and filed the adjuster bolts square and flat. Totally needless ! I used red sticky grease on every moving surface and adjusted where possible for zero clearance. Precaution: Do not apply Loctite until you have completed your tests.Then you can use Wicking grade green. If you use blue or red (!) and then need adjustment you will be in trouble ! When adjusting the set screws and then locking the nuts after using Loctite(not the best sequence, but it happens!) - use a long hex wrench as a counterstay in the end of the set screw.If you just tighten/loosen the the nut with a long wrench but without the countertay, you may be inadvertently twisting the entire bushing in the shifter cradle.This is because the setscrew threads have locked(with Loctite) inside the bushing This bushing is located by a small tang of plastic. If you shear off that tang you will need a new cradle ...... Just use a hex key/wrench as a counterstay. Results: Test drive result - I am absolutely astonished by the reduction in play. Magnificent. No more rowing the lever. Now you must use a little more muscle(good) but no need to finesse it. And no doubt about 3rd or 5th ! If you notice the handle is a bit loose on the new shaft (before you tighten the set screw) -slip in a length of shim.I used a piece of stainless steel from a tie wrap intended for cv boots.It made the handle a snug fit. Next step? The remaining task is to reduce the play in the large white oval plastic piece on the driver's side of the gear change assy. It is located by a plastic pin that has some play. The pin is at the rear of this plastic piece and is not very significant to shift quality.I lubed it but of course that does not eliminate the play! Ben's part addresses most of the issue but that one last remaining wobble is a challenge. This video has some ideas but he misses Ben's idea of using ball bearings !Look at 1.58. Lots of fiddly fabrication that is trial and error. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJv0wI72aRg Thank you Ben: Grateful to Ben for sharing his creativity. Porsche should have made this assy. like Ben did. It would have been a legendary gear shift. |
I'm in for one of the last 2 Ben. PM sent. Thanks!
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Hi new user here.
I am interested in one if you still have one. I don't think I have enough posts to PM you yet so kindly reply and we can exchange information. Best /alex |
Hi guys!
Unfortunately, the last one is sold! I don't plan on making more right know, I won't have the time to. I still have spare parts in case something happens to yours :) I wish to thank everyone who contributed to this adventure! It was a great experience, I learned a lot, and made a lot of friends too! Thank you guys! Ben |
If you missed Ben's Short Shifter deal
Here is a link that may help you find an alternative. More expensive and no ball bearings.
http://986forum.com/forums/performance-technical-chat/66995-phenix-engineering-billet-shift-bushings.html You can also find a basic short shifter on EBay for $50 if you search "Porsche 997 shifter" Obviously not as good as Ben's but.... I hear rumors that Ben may have a new project. He is actually tinkering with flat engines & Boxsters again - a 4.0 L engine version. Here is a related story: https://rennlist.com/forums/996-forum/992759-update-on-the-lne-4-0-a.html Just feeding the rumor mill :-). |
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