PATRICK MOTORPORTS 914FWSB SHIFT ROD BEARING, Who's using these?, Easy to install? |
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PATRICK MOTORPORTS 914FWSB SHIFT ROD BEARING, Who's using these?, Easy to install? |
euro911 |
Feb 5 2012, 10:11 PM
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Retired & living the dream. God help me if I wake up! Group: Members Posts: 8,851 Joined: 2-December 06 From: So.Cal. & No.AZ (USA) Member No.: 7,300 Region Association: Southern California |
As some of you may know, my '75 (aka The 'BB') was butchered by a previous owner. The car had a tail-shift transaxle in when I acquired it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)
Even though we converted the car back to the correct side-shift transaxle, there is a shift-rod pivot assembly from an early [tail-shift] car riveted to the firewall. To make matters worse, it isn't even square (not installed quite 90 degrees to the firewall). I was able to bend it somewhat and its straighter than it was, but I still can't install an OEM side-shift type of rubber shift-joint cover on it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) Since the drive train is still out, I'm thinking of drilling out the rivets, removing the incorrect shift-rod pivot assembly and installing a PMP shift rod bearing. 1. It looks like the PMP bearing will accept the OEM side-shift shift-joint cover, but PMP's ad doesn't mention anything about it, ... so I thought to ask here, if that is true? 2. How is this bearing installed? (it appears to bolt in) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) 3. Do you guys shave the OEM shfit rod down to the correct OD to fit the bearing's ID, or just purchase one of PMP's special shift rods? (PART#PMP914RSR) |
euro911 |
Feb 7 2012, 07:58 PM
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Retired & living the dream. God help me if I wake up! Group: Members Posts: 8,851 Joined: 2-December 06 From: So.Cal. & No.AZ (USA) Member No.: 7,300 Region Association: Southern California |
My forward shift rod has a splined solid front section, then a section of hollow tube, and a short solid section at the rear end where the shift coupling attaches with the cone screw.
I don't see how one could turn down a hollow tube (from 20mm to 18.87mm) when the wall thickness appears to only be a mm or so thick to begin with (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Did the early side-shift cars have a different shift rod (completely solid rod) and the late ('75/'76) cars have the hollow tube center type? ... |
ChrisFoley |
Feb 7 2012, 08:20 PM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,935 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None |
Did the early side-shift cars have a different shift rod (completely solid rod) and the late ('75/'76) cars have the hollow tube center type? ... The early shift rod is completely different for sure. But I think it's actually larger in dia. than the late shift rod you already have. That's why there's a special adapter bushing for early cars converted to sideshift. |
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