Socket of shift rod at the gear (sic!)

23e Heure · Post by **23e Heure** » Fri Dec 16, 2016 5:40 pm

I have already replaced my one of these with a standard nylon bush.

This brass one = a much better option....

http://914er-shop.de/en/gearbox/socket- ... t-the-gear

Out of stock at 914-teile though... can anyone point me to an alternative source?

Thanks!

glovebox · Post by **glovebox** » Fri Dec 16, 2016 7:56 pm

Maybe Mittlemotors?

23e Heure · Post by **23e Heure** » Fri Dec 16, 2016 10:52 pm

glovebox wrote:Maybe Mittlemotors?

Try as I might I can't decrypt the gear linkage section of their crazy website

Michael Hafen · Post by **Michael Hafen** » Sat Dec 17, 2016 7:17 am

Try PM in US

glovebox · Post by **glovebox** » Sat Dec 17, 2016 10:14 am

23e Heure wrote:
glovebox wrote:Maybe Mittlemotors?
Try as I might I can't decrypt the gear linkage section of their crazy website

Phone them up , they speak good English...and also very good German

Or .... i think im there next week! I could ask or pick one up if they have one?
Im in Blighty over Xmas so I could post it from there?? Or you pick it up??

Regards Mark.

23e Heure · Post by **23e Heure** » Sat Dec 17, 2016 10:51 am

Mark: Sounds like a great plan, very kind. I'll PM you

misteralz · Post by **misteralz** » Sat Dec 17, 2016 11:18 am

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 1886499817

Bought one the other week and it arrived in days.

Mr Pharmacist · Post by **Mr Pharmacist** » Sat Dec 17, 2016 6:56 pm

I haven't got one of these. What are they and where does it go?

23e Heure · Post by **23e Heure** » Sat Dec 17, 2016 8:09 pm

You may have a standard plastic one, like this:

It's the shift rod bushing, at the transmission end of the shift rod, goes in the aluminium side shift console attached to the side of the gearbox.

Mr Pharmacist · Post by **Mr Pharmacist** » Sun Dec 18, 2016 11:06 am

Great, thanks. I've been slowly improving the shift and I think might help further!

Has anyone tried the tangerine shift bearing as well? I think this might offer further improvements

http://tangerineracing.com/transmission.htm

glovebox · Post by **glovebox** » Sun Dec 18, 2016 7:53 pm

I bought one very similar looking from jwest a few years ago. But I bit the bullet and went for the complete kit !! Much much better. However now I have the room to change to a straight bar ! And it's improved it again massively!! It's either the straight bar or I had the patience or luck !! But I think any slop you can remove the better. Unless it's slop that you want !?? [FACE WITH STUCK-OUT TONGUE AND TIGHTLY-CLOSED EYES]
Regards Mark.

23e Heure · Post by **23e Heure** » Sun Dec 18, 2016 8:54 pm

The tangerine full kit looks good.
But one thing confuses me with their drop down options: why is the rod straight for 6 option, and bent for 4?
Surely it should be the other way around?
Or am I missing something obvious??

Mr Pharmacist · Post by **Mr Pharmacist** » Sun Dec 18, 2016 9:24 pm

My guess is that the 4 version has to be bent to pass through the engine mount bar. I'm not too familiar with the 6 but think they do the have such a bar so it down need to be straight?

I've got a rennshift on mine which made a big improvement but I'd just like it to be a bit better

glovebox · Post by **glovebox** » Sun Dec 18, 2016 10:41 pm

.yes there is no engine mount to by pass

This was my original with the rose joints welded to it. And next too it is a tunnel shift bar which I had spare which with maybe half inch cut of was a perfect fit !!

Regards Mark

914 KEV · Post by **914 KEV** » Mon Dec 19, 2016 6:05 pm

Mr Pharmacist wrote:My guess is that the 4 version has to be bent to pass through the engine mount bar. I'm not too familiar with the 6 but think they do the have such a bar so it down need to be straight?

There were three different linkages for the production 914.

The 914-6 linkage is straight.

Now there were two version for the 914-4, 70-72 rear shift and 73-76 side shift.

Due to the engine shape of the Type 4 engine the linkage bar can’t go in a straight line from the firewall to the gearbox.

The 70-72 rear shift bar is straight but had a short section at the fire wall that moved it to the left to clear the engine and went above the engine mount bar.

On the 73-76 side shift linkage it was bent to clear the engine and went through a hole in the engine mount bar on to a coupling like the 911 linkage has close to the firewall.

DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker