Much better! Fixing the sloppy steering & shifter on a 911SC.
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- Опубликовано: 4 июл 2024
- In my last video, I drove a Porsche 911 for the first time and gave my initial impressions of what it was like. The specific car that I got the opportunity to borrow was a 1978 911SC, and while it was very cool to drive an air-cooled 911, it had some issues. The things that spoiled the experience the most were the wobbly steering column and loose shifter. See that video here if you missed it: • I think I like my Miat...
This isn't even my car, but the sloppy controls affected the experience so much, I convinced the owner to let me take a stab at fixing it. I've done my fair share of projects and this looked easily doable for not much money.
The solution to these wobbles? A new metal sleeve / bushing for the steering column, new plastic bushings for the shifter, and a new uprated shift rod coupler. See parts list below. Installation was mostly straightforward, and the improvement at the end was well worth the effort. The car feels SO much better to drive with these fixes.
Video that helped with adjusting the linkage: • Air-cooled Porsche 911...
Sequel to this video (Mic'd Up Drive): • Mic'd Up: Porsche 911S...
CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
0:41 - Steering Column Bushing
3:29 - Shifter Bushings & Coupler
11:50 - Adjusting Shift Linkage
13:08 - Reinstalling Steering Wheel
14:00 - Test Drive & Conclusions
PARTS USED:
To simplify the list, you can punch in any of these part numbers on www.partsgeek.com and they should come up.
Steering Column Bushing: W0133-1632518
Shifter Cup Bushing: 911-424-139-01
Shift Rod Bushing: 914-424-224-00
Rauch & Spiegel Shift Rod Coupler: 911-424-024-04
Coupler Screw: 901-424-229-00
#porsche #porsche911 #porsche911sc #911 #aircooled 
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This is an awesome DIY example for these 2 fixes
This is exciting to watch. I’m such a nerd 🤓
An old Porsche deserves you. You’d be a great owner to an old classic. Hope you find one to enjoy. Cheers!
Nice of you to say, thanks! Maybe one day if I have unlimited space and money 😁
Dude, German engineering is superior to almost anything else. Every part of this is high quality and well thought-out and executed, down to the details in the fasteners. I’m in love and I want a 911 so bad.
Bob Ross tier Porsche repair.
Perfect reference 👍
even has the paint brushes ha
I'll take that! Thanks 😁 🎨
@@robinrai4973 omg he does
My first Porsche was a 930 I bought in the 2010s and I too, couldn't understand what the big deal was with these cars. Mine also had the squeaky clutch pedal issue and I fixed it myself, in the process learning that Porsche uses plywood as a building material. Even though your shifter may be tight now, you still have the problem of seemingly 1/10 times not going into first gear starting off the line. The fork won't let you into gear. So if you want to stoplight race that guy next to you, you better have it in gear held in neutral or else you may embarrass yourself not being able to launch.
Very thorough and informative (again), Andrew! A joy to watch!
Great job. 👍🏻👍🏻 In older German 80’s cars, most cars have a sloppy neutral, so you can find it easily. My friends newer Mazda 3 isn’t so. So when I thought it was in neutral it was still in gear and I killed the engine. I prefer a sloppy neutral gear box.
In 1980, my new 911SC coupe had a very solid shift mechanism while the one on my friends' high mileage Targa was all wobbly. With those cars now long gone I finally understand why. Thanks!
excellent video
Thanks for posting, always entertaining!
Great work! Thank you for the detailed and enjoyable video.
Great job. And a joy to watch. Thank you very much!
I've owned a 79 SC as well as several other classic Porsche's, and all were a joy to own, even with their strange quirks. Awesome job! 👌
LoL. Typical Porsche repair jobs, but the seized up set screw on the shift coupler is a first. The SC is a very civilized air cooled 911 to drive around. Yes, it's not quick by modern standards but mine does bring a smile whenever I drive it. I had a 77s with a 3.6 300HP twin carbed motor and it was an animal. 200tq from 1500 RPM. It really moved! I used to drive an early miata, its was an ok droptop.. But now I need to look for Manta content. I had 72' with a shitty clutch cable that I had to vise grip the collar to drive it around. Really fun car though! Oh the slop in the neutral position is how Porsche intended. You can buy a little spring that pushes the selector to the 3-4 plane (look up Karsten spring). If you want, I have an extra I made up a while ago I can ship it to you.
Your 77s sounds really fun! I just need to try more of these cars. The chance doesn’t come up offer (or at all). Thanks for the offer on the spring, but this wasn’t my car, and is now off to a new owner.
I never had any slack in the steering on my SC but installing a short shift kit made a lot of difference to the old 915 gearbox.
How many times in your head do you say that’s what she said through your narration 😂 great to see the 911 content
Automotive terminology can get really filthy sometimes, haha.
Andrew Does old 911 maintenance that's been done by thousands of owners.
Extremely helpful video!! What kind of grease are you using? It's red? :)
Thanks! Yep it’s Lucas “red n tacky” grease. Useful for lots of things!
The one thing you can't fix is all the understeer in the old cars.
A Stomski Precision Shift Coupler for a couple of hundred bucks would have been an idea too.
915 box from the factory is unsprung in neutral, hence the wobble.
A Rennshift or Wevo (spendier) replacement shifter are both sprung so no more neutral wobble. Shifter feel from both aftermarket shifters is also vastly improved.
I think there's also a ghetto fix using rubber bands to keep the shifter sprung in the 3rd and 4th gear plane.
Can't imagine driving my '82 SC without a centrally-sprung 915 like my Rennshift.
Steering feel is another 911 highlight so that's not right either.
Heavy steering at speed could be tyre pressures or suspension set-up related.
Fuel tank being in the front means a full tank of fuel will affect steering feel somewhat too.
Keep going with the fixes and your buddy will have a 911 representative of the marque 👍
Thanks for the recommendations! Were this my car, the aftermarket sprung shifter would be the first thing I would do. I'm sure that helps a ton. Good call on the tire pressure as well, I didn't think to check that. I've experienced that making a big difference on my '73 Opel.
Another glorious video and I couldn't help but grin at all of the diehard Porsche heads coming out of the woodwork to criticize you about your OPINIONS. Porsche and Tesla owners have one thing in common for sure: they love to waft their own farts in to their faces and explain how amazing the bouquet of smells are......
LOL, thank you for giving me a good laugh, and for understanding that a "first impressions" video is not a "comprehensive review of all Porsche 911's based on this one car" which some seemed to think it was... It's not like I can just borrow random Porsches whenever I feel like it.
At 1:00 I see the VW logo.
I almost put in a little note about that - "proof that it's a Beetle" - haha