Source of bronze bushing for side shift transmission console, 914 424 224 02 Options

[carl k]

Who carries the bronze replacement bushing kit for the shift console? The only place I've found it is Patrick Motorsports and they want almost $20 to ship the $25 part.



thanks!
Carl

[Mikey914]

It’s aftermarket. I know there was a guy making these, not sure who. The factory part has a wear rib on the inside that allows a tight tolerance. The idea is that tat is a convex shape. Allows for alignment as a narrow point. It is a sacrificial part. The bronze is more durable,it can however induce a small side load. Does this mattter? Maybe not. The issue is more of how often you will hand the part. I’d venture a guess that the factory style is good for 30k, the brass lets guess 120k.
These retail at $2.99 each

https://shop.914rubber.com/Late-side-shifte...6?categoryId=-1

The brass if I recall was $15-$20. So you value not having to replace as often right?

Well the firewall busing (that now may have some additional side load), still wears at the same rate. So you will be replacing this one at a standard interval similar to the one in question.

I get it, but this was the logic I used to determine if I should make in brass or just make like OEM.

Just my .02