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914 Firewall bush

Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 4:07 pm
by tp_reading
Leading on from my earlier post on gear linkage, it looks like someone in the past has had a go at sorting it out. Has anyone else seen a bodge (sorry, "modification" ) like this ?

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Re: 914 Firewall bush

Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 4:48 pm
by defianty
:shock: That's a new one to me :lol:

I see the original bush behind it looks to be showing its age. I'm guessing it became loose and the bodge :wink: held it in place. Hopefully it isn't hiding anything more sinister.

Re: 914 Firewall bush

Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 5:16 pm
by Mr Pharmacist
That could well be the source of your problem!!

If there is anything more sinister lurking behind that bodge then you could use one of these shift rod bearings instead of the standard bush. I installed one recently - it was a bit of a challenge to get it in tbh, but has made a considerable difference as there is no play in it all.

http://www.tangerineracing.com/transmission.htm

Re: 914 Firewall bush

Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 5:28 pm
by tp_reading
Mr Pharmacist wrote:That could well be the source of your problem!!

If there is anything more sinister lurking behind that bodge then you could use one of these shift rod bearings instead of the standard bush. I installed one recently - it was a bit of a challenge to get it in tbh, but has made a considerable difference as there is no play in it all.

http://www.tangerineracing.com/transmission.htm
Thanks Stuart,

I have just placed my order !

Re: 914 Firewall bush

Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 8:15 pm
by glovebox
I did all of the above which improved it no end ! But last year converted to a six which meant I could convert to a straight rear bar !!! Wow what a difference again !! :)

Re: 914 Firewall bush

Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 8:18 pm
by tp_reading
glovebox wrote:I did all of the above which improved it no end ! But last year converted to a six which meant I could convert to a straight rear bar !!! Wow what a difference again !! :)

Mine is a Redtek 2.4 six :-)