Home  |  Forums  |  914 Info  |  Blogs
 
914World.com - The fastest growing online 914 community!
 
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way.
Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
 

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

 
Reply to this topicStart new topic
> Catching 1st gear, Hard time shifting into 1st
North Coast Jim
post Jul 14 2018, 05:31 PM
Post #1


Member
**

Group: Members
Posts: 323
Joined: 11-December 15
From: Northern Ohio
Member No.: 19,450
Region Association: MidAtlantic Region



Car runs great after putting her back together and now have 1800 miles of Fun Fun Fun on her. Wife and I enjoy driving around the island area enjoying the scenery. A couple of trips to Stoddard's and a run to Mid Ohio for the IMSA races and the car runs great except for one issue.

Tranny rebuilt by Dr Evil and all shifter bushings were replaced. When attempting to get the car into first gear the selection if very hard and is hard to locate. All other gears are easy to locate and car shifts fine otherwise. Have had to resort to putting the car into 1st gear while it still rolling as that helps to get it into gear. Waiting at the light then requires me to stand on the clutch until ready to launch.

Tried to rotate the shift linkage one tooth right and then left and all that did was cause issues with other gear selections. It's back to where it was originally

I did not rebuild the shifter mechanism in the car as it seemed to be Ok at the time. Is this my problem ??

Is this normal for a 914 or is there something else I should be looking into. This is our second 914 in my life and I don't remember this being a problem back in 1980 but of course that was along time ago.

Appreciate any help.
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
ConeDodger
post Jul 14 2018, 06:37 PM
Post #2


Apex killer!
***************

Group: Members
Posts: 23,543
Joined: 31-December 04
From: Tahoe Area
Member No.: 3,380
Region Association: Northern California



Shift linkage adjustment sounds in order.
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
Mike Bellis
post Jul 14 2018, 10:08 PM
Post #3


Resident Electrician
*****

Group: Members
Posts: 8,345
Joined: 22-June 09
From: Midlothian TX
Member No.: 10,496
Region Association: None



Or clutch cable adjustment. As the age, they stretch... Usually right before they break...
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
Mikey914
post Jul 15 2018, 01:09 AM
Post #4


The rubber man
**********

Group: Members
Posts: 12,622
Joined: 27-December 04
From: Hillsboro, OR
Member No.: 3,348
Region Association: None



Is reverse also difficult to engage also? I suspect clutch.
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
wndsrfr
post Jul 15 2018, 06:37 AM
Post #5


Senior Member
***

Group: Members
Posts: 1,427
Joined: 30-April 09
From: Rescue, Virginia
Member No.: 10,318
Region Association: MidAtlantic Region



QUOTE(Mikey914 @ Jul 14 2018, 11:09 PM) *

Is reverse also difficult to engage also? I suspect clutch.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif)
Both of mine are bitchy getting into first when sitting still...suspect that I still need to tighten the clutch cable bit. A good test is to get it warmed up, (remember that the cable will grow a bit when hot) put it in neutral, foot off clutch, then push the clutch all the way to the floor, count two seconds and try reverse. If it grinds, you need to tighten the clutch cable a bit & try again....
User is online!Profile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
tsvo
post Jul 15 2018, 07:24 AM
Post #6


Member
**

Group: Members
Posts: 123
Joined: 30-January 16
From: Chicago
Member No.: 19,616
Region Association: Upper MidWest



I had similar issues and adjusting the clutch cable helped quite a bit.
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
Mikey914
post Jul 15 2018, 04:41 PM
Post #7


The rubber man
**********

Group: Members
Posts: 12,622
Joined: 27-December 04
From: Hillsboro, OR
Member No.: 3,348
Region Association: None



The cable will stretch if ground cable is not making good contact. So if it needs readjusting again shortly after, chec5the ground strap.
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post

Reply to this topicStart new topic
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:

 



- Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 28th March 2024 - 05:17 AM