Yo RennShift!, were your ears burning ? Options

[ArtechnikA]

you were definitely on my mind Saturday !

went to install the stiffer gate springs in the RennShifter. 3 of the 4 Torx screws came up just fine. the 4th (right rear) fought me tooth and nail. when the normal socket handle didn't work, i tried the impact driver and just succeeded in rounding the splines off the Torx bit. ground the nose down to good splines and tried again, using the time to let some PB Blaster soak in. that didn't loosen the screw, but it -did- remove the splines from both the driver and the screw. tried an appropriately sized square EZ Out screw extractor. the screw head is too shallow for that approach.

put a teeny cutoff wheel in the Dremel and managed to cut a slot for screwdriver blade. nada. heat from the kitchen torch didn't seem to do much, finally i put a sharp chisel in that slot and a few VERY solid blows from the 2,5-lb bronze hammer got it un-stuck. Sheesh!

used stainless full Allen-head capscrews (not the little aerodynamic roundhead stuff...) with anti-sieze on the threads for reassembly. (1/4" fine x 1" for anyone wanting to try this at home...)

love the improved gated feel. took Joy out to get some 911 stick time Sunday and while it'll be a while before she's really comfortable in the car, there were no gear selection issues. the 'just push forward' 1->2 upshift is a thing of beauty, as is the 'just pull back' 4->3 downshift. eeriely empathic - it's like the car just knows what gear it ought to be in.

great product. i think it will impress a bunch of AX and DE instructors when they get the chance to check it out this coming season.