Could use some coaching on weird shifter behavior Options

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First of all, hope everybody’s weekend is off to a good start and thanks and advance for any ideas.

I’ve had a long standing shift issue in the ex-turbo car that has me stumped. It’s extremely difficult to drive the car, because I never know what gear I’m going to get despite all of the couplers and bushings being new, including the firewall bushing.

I know how to rewind the shifter and haven’t had any trouble getting a good shift pattern on the other 914s so I don’t think that is the issue.

On our morning drive today Gabe pointed out that my shifter moves laterally back-and-forth as if it’s a neutral, even when it’s in gear. In other words even after you select a gear and get a clean shift you can wiggle the shifter as if it is in neutral.

Does that trigger any ideas as to the problem? I’ve swapped the shifter itself but for all I know the one I swapped could have been bad/off.

Trying to rule out anything external before I pull the box.

Once in hear it holds gears and syncros are good and the box is quiet and oil stays clean.

Thanks!

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Good morning and thanks for the response.

There is no slop in the connection between the shift rod in the cabin, and the shifter assembly, any movement in the shifter, directly translates to movement of the shift rod that goes underneath the center consul, and then exits the firewall.

Bruce, kindly checked the dimensions of the long shift rod that goes underneath the engine and that was correct, I don’t believe the coupler, nor the linkage at the rear has been modified, or at least it’s not jumping out at me as having been modified.

This is one of the hazards of having a bunch of cars but I believe when I rebuilt the coupler, I put brass bushings in it so I’ll need to double check it, but as long as I install those properly, it seems unlikely that’s the issue. I’ve rebuilt a bunch of those, including for one of the 911’s recently without issues so I’d like to think I’m competent to enough to do that although those that know me would probably argue against that. Ha.