Anyone have a cure for a loose feeling Short shift kit? My 996 with an aftermarket SSK is MUCH sloppier than my boxster with the same. I mean, the two are night and day. The 996 has play before it goes into gear and you can move it around in Neutral a good bit.

The boxster assembly and cable linkage is basically the same, but it is much more mechanical and you really know where you are going when you cycle through the gears. Does anyone have a cure?

I thought about taking it out and tightening the front and rear bolts, also thought about playing with or replacing the shift linkage... any luck with this?

 

Mine feels tighter than OE. You may have one of the clips that hold the cables in place loose. I'd definitely take it apart and check everything out.

 

Yeah, the difference between the 986 and 996 is that I installed the 986 kit, I bought the 996 with the kit.. I will investigate this weekend.

 

is it B&M? or a no name brand... if it is no name... it will do that.

 

something sounds odd with your setup. i owned an s2000 for a while and my B&M SSK on my 996 doesn't make me miss it which is sayin ga lot.

 

No, it wasnt B&M, but another brand that was not common, Something racing.. was actually more than the B&M. In my boxster I had the ebay knockoff and it was great!

Something is odd, and I have yet to investigate.

 

Check the shift linkage. The OEM piece is plastic and they tend to wear and get loose, sloppy. When I put in my B&M SSK I also put in the Agency Power shift linkage, which is made of aluminum and eliminates the play found the the OEM.

 

Beside the linkage, tight the front adapter with allen wrench. After time thing get loose.