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YOUR RESEARCHOEM/B&M SSK looseness
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Check stock shifter too and noticed there is no wiggle
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Ahsai, I checked my stock shifter too and noticed there is no wiggle.
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I also installed the Agency Power linkage, which is made of aluminium and has a hard plastic bushing.
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On mine (03 c2), I ahve to remove the console to adjust the hex bolt.
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I don't know if this is just a defect on my SSK, but considering one of the main reasons to get the SSK is to reduce sloppiness in the factory shifter, this problem is highly annoying.
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I don't know if this is just a defect on my SSK, but considering one of the main reasons to get the SSK is to reduce sloppiness in the factory shifter, this problem is highly annoying.
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I installed this a few weeks back and it felt great, but lately, it seems a little sloppy. There seems to be some wiggle side to side. I think maybe the hex nut was not tightened sufficiently? Does anyone know if you can just pull the boot off and tighten it or do you have to remove the whole center console?
Probably the linkage. The SSK only shortens the throw, it does not remove the play in the OEM linkage. The OEM linkage is made of plastic with a rubber bushing. When I installed my B&M I only had 36K miles and the stock linkage was very worn and had lots of play. I also installed the Agency Power linkage, which is made of aluminium and has a hard plastic bushing. It fits much tighter and has very little play. I highly recommend replacing the linkage.
The hex nut will only affect any front-to-back wiggle, not side to side wiggle. Sounds like either it's the linkage or the shift housing itself is not firmly bolted down to the floor. On mine (03 c2), I ahve to remove the console to adjust the hex bolt. Maybe you could just lift up the boot and see where the wiggle is.
Good luck.
- Ahsai
If you just need to adjust the hex bolt, you can lift up the shift boot and make a small notch that will allow you to get a key in there to adjust. That's what I did and it made life a lot easier than removing the console again.
OK, took the console apart to see what the problem is and I think the issue is where the shift rod and the black (or blue for B&M) metal housing meet. There is definitely some play in that area and I tried to tighten the two nuts on the outside of the housing to no avail. I don't know if this is just a defect on my SSK, but considering one of the main reasons to get the SSK is to reduce sloppiness in the factory shifter, this problem is highly annoying. Has anyone else experienced this? Basically, it's about 5MM of side to side wiggling that you can feel in every gear.
I noticed a little free-play in the same area on my factory SSK too. It seems normal to me if it's not excessive. Basically, I can see that the hole on the shift rod is just a little bit bigger than the plastic bushing between the two nuts you're tightening and hence the free-play. I think I have similar wiggle from side to side too but that's including all the other dominating free-play in the system.
- Ahsai
Hey James,
I just picked up on this thread. Sorry to hear that the SSK is giving you some trouble. I'll check mine to see if I have the same issue. I don't think so but sometimes you don't realize that something is off until pointed out by someone else.
Ahsai, I guess for me the problem was I didn't notice it at first but started to notice it recently so I don't know if it has gotten worse over time or if I had just gotten used to the feel of the SSK and became more sensitive to the smaller wiggle issue. However insignificant though, it is still highly annoying.
JM, thanks and let me know what you find. Also, we need to find time to do dinner, though I might be going down to VIR this weekend to watch the Grand Am races.
Does anyone have an OEM/B&M SSK that they haven't installed yet? Basically the issue is if you hold the black or blue metal housing, you can wiggle the shift rod a bit side to side, but that translates into about 5MM of lateral motion at the top of the shifter.
I had checked what you're talking about before I installed my OEM SSK since I was curious how tight everything is in the SSK. I did not measure it but I can tell you there's very little play you can barely feel and definitely nothing even close to 5mm (maybe closer to 1mm) on the top of the shifter. Sounds like you got a sample. BTW, interestingly, there's no wiggle at the same spot on the stock shifter(!)
- Ahsai
I have the B&M SSK and it does have a slight left to right movement in all of the gears. It's nothing major, but there is some movement. If the shifter were tighter, then the front to back motion might be too stiff and possibly bind.
Ahsai, I checked my stock shifter too and noticed there is no wiggle. That's what made me more suspicious about the SSK.
Gravedgr, let me know how yours feels when you get it. Thanks.
I concur with Ahsai and Tim. I too have a very slight play (I'd estimate ~5mm at the top of the shift ****). While I hadn't really noticed it before, I don't think that it will bother me. If there is a fix, I'd definitely be interested in learning about it.
Believe it or not, apparantly the only significant free play in the stock shift was in the sloppy 5 cents plastic bushings! If Porsche just used metal bushings instead, the stock shifter would have been as precise as the SSK!! (albeit longer throw)
My SSK has less than 5mm of side-to-side wiggle at the top of the shift **** and that's INCLUDING all the other dominant free plays in the system. I'm sure the spot you talk about I only have ~1mm free play. So I think you got a bad sample or you just drive it too hard and wear it out in a few weeks
- Ahsai
Had my SSK for more than 3 years, still tight with no excess movement. FWIW these are cable operated shifters and there is no traditional linkage as such. Instead there are shift arms on the transmission side as well as the shift cable connectors. Yes the OEM connectors are plastic, but they are actually pretty durable aside from the rubber housing. The aftermarket connectors also use a plastic connection within a fancy aluminum housing. The only fool proof way to go would be the Porsche Motorsports cables and connectors which are all metal fully adjustable, as you would expect from dedicated racing components.
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