977 short shifter installed .. some questions - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

blue2000s · 01-15-2011, 08:14 AM

Take the cables out of the ball joints, put the alignment tool in, and take a picture of the overall console and one of the cables where they end up for us. What you are describing doesn't sound normal. There may be something out of place that we can't see.

Adam · 01-15-2011, 08:27 AM

The shifter should be slightly slanted towards the driver. Take a pic and we could tell you if it's where it should be.

clickman · 01-15-2011, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Adam

The shifter should be slightly slanted towards the driver. Take a pic and we could tell you if it's where it should be.

The cables should fit in with the alignment tool on.

nefarious986 · 01-15-2011, 10:56 AM

Hey guys,

This first picture is with the alignment tool off, and the shifter slightly tilted toward the driver side, the threaded cable end falls in to the threaded groove without issues.

http://i51.tinypic.com/a4vqsx.jpg

This second picture is with the alignment tool on, so the shifter should be perfectly neutral. The cable is not long enough and the threaded cable end does not fit completely into the groves. Most of it would fit, but the will be about two threads sitting on top of the non grooved parts.

http://i55.tinypic.com/2eevkux.jpg

Thanks for all your help guys.

kpm · 01-15-2011, 01:27 PM

I had to see what's what.

clickman · 01-16-2011, 02:23 PM

To the OP, did you get your problem solved?

nefarious986 · 01-16-2011, 05:34 PM

Hey Clickman, thanks for checking back in.

I didnt get it resolved yet. Some on Renntech suggests that the problem might be the connection on the transmission side might have been bent a bit, so I'm going to need to lift the car up to check the shifter arm there.

See my renntech thread here ( http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php/topic/36515-shifter-cable-issues-when-install-997-short-shift-console/ )

jaykay · 01-16-2011, 07:37 PM

My 997 SSK seemed to be set-up as is. I used my stock marks on the cables. I don't even know how to use the green alignment tool if that is what it is. I had no instructions. Perhaps my shifter adjustment is not optimized as such. My B+M was another story.....was not able to set that up properly for a 6-speed going across the gate..