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Easy way to adjust the shift coupler on your air-cooled Porsche 911 equipped with a 915 gearbox.
Additional Notes:
1. The purpose of the center console removal is mainly to help you pull off the shift boot easily without damaging it.
2. If you have worn coupler or shifter bushings, it may take a couple of tries before you get the adjustment right.
3. Please take all necessary safety precautions. Not responsible for any personal injury or vehicle damage.
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Perfect. Just replaced my shift coupler in 20 minutes with only 2 adjustments. Cheers.
Great video! Very easy to follow. Thank You!
Thank you for this Joe. Very helpful. I just replaced the bushings on my shifter coupler and followed your directions. I did not remove the centre console though for the adjustment – I just lifted the rubber boot on the shifter and that worked fine for the adjustment. Car now shifts perfectly – 1978 911SC Targa.
You might want to consider doing the same video for the ‘88-‘89 911 with the G50 shifter assembly.
Hi, I've watched this adjustment video and I got it to shift better than before, however, it will sometimes still catch reverse when I'm shifting from 5th to 4th. I noticed that with the ''wrong'' move I'm able to shift it into reverse without the metal pin on the shifter engaging with the housing (the metal plates you have with 5th and reverse)
Got any idea what that might be or what I'm doing wrong?
Every gear engages perfectly.
Thanks!
Great vid! To summarise basically, make sure the the coupler is at its most counter clockwise position, while having the shifter in the 1/2 shift plane?
Who do you like to rebuild your shifter? I may want to send mine out but don’t know who to trust… I can just go with stock bushings for now or I may try one of those stomski racing couplers- look pretty good and still can wiggle with the engine shake. Please tell me who you used for the shifter rebuild….
Hi, I watched your sunroof repair in entirely and I must say you are definitely as precise as the old school Germans I once knew, years ago. My comment is about your shift coupler.
I went on eBay and there is a
0 tolerance billet red linkage and I went on their site and they said 0 tolerance is only good for solid and semi solid engine mounts-rauch and spiegel is the brand. Having it too tight may bend your transmission shaft?
You are the engineer- this is my guess- they said it should have oval bushes for the engine flex- check it out. Maybe pull out those washers? Sorry, but since you were so generous with me with knowledge, I thought I would say something- I have a 1980 911 sc weissach black- one of 63 left …New Jersey Nick
To be honest the best place for that is in the old parts bin. WEVO and STOMSKI racing do a much improved coupler, eliminating the need for those bushes, 'costa molti soldi' but worth it 100% for sure
How do you set the position of the transmission rod before starting this? I am reinstalling engine and trans and so I don't know what shift position the transmission is starting at.
YOU SERIOUSLY DID NOT REPLACE THE 2 COUPLER BUSHINGS WHILE U HAD THAT OUT??? They were worn out! should have NO play in any direction and they are cheap 10:30 That is terrible play!!! THOSE 2 black bushings are TIGHT when new, no play . Even better hard urethane or bronze. Press the pin out easy with air hammer. New ones go in by hand with some go-jo(slippery stuff/white hand cleaner) then knock the pin back in. You will really feel the difference.(except in a 914, but it helps)
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Good video on the shift coupler on the 915!
Highly recommend doing this if you have a 915 transmission.