Thanks for the info
I'll need to address the shift cable issue first. I did a bit of a search and concluded the following;
- 987 6-speed shift cables are known to break. So OEM replacement doesn't make that much sense, I've seen quite a few reporting new cables failing in a few years.
- Options seem to be:
- Replace the cable. OEM is expensive, Numeric is actually cheaper
- Function first cable end inserts. Will fix my current issue, but about half the price of a Numeric cable set
- Fab up a custom fix
Considering the prices of a fix I'll try the custom fix first. I intend to make a steel plate, slightly larger than the cable end, and slot a hole in from one side. The hole will be smaller than the ball diameter. I'll make another plate and screw them together with the cable end in the middle. This way the end can't slip off the ball anymore.
Any comments on the suggested fix are welcome.
Overall it seems the way the cables are routed are the biggest reason for the end popping off and the cable snapping. It has an odd angle as it crosses over the engine, then moves steeply down again and bend back towards the mechanism. Apparantly this has improved in the 987.2 and 981 generations of the gearbox (having a different bellhousing). I do wonder why they have chosen to route the cable over the engine creating such a big loop. It would make more sense to route it low, along the sump towards the back?
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