How do you replace the two shift coupler bushings?, ...just drive the shaft out, is there a pin on it? Options

[930cabman]

I had this same bushing setup disintegrate on a 356 many miles from home.
I found lots of small twigs and jammed them in all around the pin on both sides and wrapped the whole thing in electrical tape......piece of caked

Do it once, do it right, eh Rich? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

But when you're miles from home you do what you gotta do. In Army maintenance that's called BDAR - "Battle Damage Assessment and Repair"

I was taught that was a field expedaite repair. More commonly referred to by a politically incorrect term.
Army Engineer 69th Batalion, 1969
Crap I'm old.

Researching fitting new shift bushings and came upon an OLD guy, if this is from 2016, what does that make him today?? Thanks bd for all your insight and sharing of your experience.

It makes (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) me 72.

And no signs of slowing down. Many of us are boomers and share the same "hobby"

[930cabman]

I was invited to a P car outdoor event today and was looking forward to bringing my new to me 1975 1.8 example. However last night the shift coupler bushings decided to break down. This morning as I was opening up the rubber boot a bunch of "dust like debris" came out. Thankfully I have a decent inventory of parts, I managed to locate a decent rear shift rod complete with decent bushings. I made the event and had a great time meeting and sharing stories with several other enthusiasts.

I saw somewhere some guys fabricate new shift coupler bushings (with greater precision than those commercially available) from Delrin or some similar material. Just for fun I asked a fellow 914 guy to test drive my new example to get his take on the feel of the shift linkage and the brakes. He came back and gave it a passing grade. I guess the 914 cannot compare to a G50 for shift feel.

[SKL1]

Glad to find this thread with the search function- just pushed the pin out and also recommend heat to "melt" the old bushings. Makes it much easier to use the sockets to push the pin out. Used my small vise with an extended handle to get more torque.
Now just waiting for the brass bushings from pelican...

[jim-c]

I used this thread today. New bushings needed. I heated the pin with MAP gas. It wouldn't budge with just the vice and socket method. Heated up the pin and drove it out with a punch. It went easy.