@ Justin

I am pretty happy about it myself. Took it out for a nice little drive. Really missed it. Now if the snow and sleet would take a break I could get some more seat time!

 

Finally done! The dealer put in a new transmission, Sachs Stage 2, billet diverter valves, Bosch spark plugs, and the OEM short shifter. Total labor was $600 for all of it!

Runs great. I even think this clutch feels better than stock; easier to get off the line. Shifter is much smoother than the aftermarket unit. And it holds the EPL flash with no problems.

 

So glad you got a new trans vice getting it rebuilt like mine. Not bad, but I would have preferred a new unit. I put a new clutch, upgraded to the 997 trans mount and short shift kit. Very easy to drive now. Now if all this pesky snow would just go away so I could enjoy it.

 

NOT SO FAST!! Trans shift quality has gone down hill since I got it back...to the point that I couldn't even get it into a gear. Horrible. Called Porsche Care and logged a case. Had the car shipped to the dealer via Porsche Roadside. Asked for a new trans. PCNA sent their district tech rep to take a look. Apparently it was an easy decision...new trans has been ordered from Germany. Thank God!! Finally resolve this issue and enjoy the car. Can't wait for spring to arrive in New England!

 

been following your story with interest, and glad to hear you've got it sorted, as i had mine rebuilt at the dealership for the same issue. twice. second time i went armed with pages of info and the discussion of using shims to change the gear stack placement was had btw myself and the tech. it was ALL news to the SA apparently ( the shim adjustments ) are not SOP when it comes to having these flawed design issues corrected, and yet porsche makes a bunch of different shims expressly for this purpose ( huh, wha?! ). too many of us have had to deal with them without our having "caused" the problems through misshifting/ crunching synchro's etc. for them not to mention shimming to change the placement in the gear stack so that the dogrings(?) on the 2nd gear synchros better engage 2nd gear. ( at least thats what i THINK i've learned! )

as to the "type 2 overrevs", which is a red herring that pcna *might* have tried on me as they have countless others, that had me going mental for more than a minute when i first had them diagnose and repair the trans, but once you authorize teardown and realize that's "type 2" rev cr*p is as much as anything a device designed to dissuade anyone from having this fixed on their dime, one usually prevails because they KNOW the designs flawed!. i have, as you have, and the trans has never felt better. but only as they really worked it the second time around!

now if only i had that oem ssk. the stock oem shifter from 1st to 2nd reminds me of shifting an old vw bus! well, sorta.

 

When I first started reading your thread, I was thinking to myself watch PCNA will have to give him a new trans in the end lol, and lo and behold! Congrats on getting everything worked out!