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Old 12-24-2015, 04:49 AM   #19
Flavor 987S
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Originally Posted by Fyeganeh View Post
This is a side question - but can changing the motor mount effect the stick shift and how hard it is to shift?

I had my clutch done in Oct 2014 and afterwards my shifter was the smoothest ever. Then in Dec 2014 I did the motor mount and I don't remember the timing exactly but for the last year shifting has been tight and hard. I also had the transmission fluid changed somewhere in that time frame.
What fluid was used? Probably not Porsche OE 75W90 gear lube. Go back to that, and it should improve. Worse on cold mornings?

Motor mounts on a Boxster are more critical for the trans vs a 911 (a 911 actually has trans mounts too) due to the mid engine set-up.
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