Shifter bushings

[C4S Surgeon]

At one time I had a BM shifter in the car, when I installed it, had to bust out the stock plastic/nylon bushings.

Now I want to put a stock shifter back in, can I buy those bushigs anywhere?

The BM is long gone, or I would have just used them.

Help Loren, TIA

[Loren]

Sorry, Porsche only sells the complete stock shifter mechanism.

996.424.010.05 gearshift bracket - MSRP $157.82 (as of June 2006)

[Tool Pants]

Like Loren said, Porsche does not sell just the bushings.

I have never seen a source for just the B&M bushings, or you could use them with the oem shift lever.

EVO has what they call "no slack bearings" that will work with the oem shift lever. They are an exact fit/replacement for your broken oem plastic bushings. But I think you now have to buy their "swift shift shift kit" to get the bearings. Poke around the EVO site to see if you if you can just buy the bearings or give them a call. In the old days you could just buy the bearings. But since they are expensive when compare to the cost of the oem shift tower it may not be worth it.

http://www.evoms.com/marketplace/ViewProdu...C45E6FCABD9C%7D

[John V]

One option as tool pants hints at is if you don't mind having a non-saleable B+M short shifter you can put the stock shifter back in the car using the B+M pivot bushings. Returns the throw to stock and doesn't require you to buy a new shift console.

John

Edited October 23, 2006 by John V

[RayGT3]

I bought bushings (bearings) from Evo to replace the plastic. These would work for you.

[John V]

I bought bushings (bearings) from Evo to replace the plastic. These would work for you.

Evo quoted me $100 for just their bearings. Wow. Tool Pants is right - the entire shift console is not much more expensive.

With the help of a friend with a lathe, I'm just gonna make my own bushings.

[RayGT3]

Ya they are expensive, bought them a couple of years ago when they had them on sale, overstock, I guess.

[Porschelibrarian]

Just an update.  996/986/996TT gear shift bracket is now Porsche suggested retail $482.00

 

I had valet crush the front plastic bushing and Porsche still doesn't sell just a bushing and neither does Evo anymore it seems.   But I found a reasonable solution as shown in other photo. Phenix makes aluminum replacement bushings for $70/pair.  Easy installation and works great.  I bet never a crushed bushing again.

[JFP in PA]

You give your turbo to a valet?  Brave man.....................😮

[987_RDC]

Highly recommended update for any 986/996 is to swap those billet bushings into a used 997 shifter and exchange out the 996 shifter.

[Porschelibrarian]

New shifter bushings installed. I don't think these will ever break