Discussion
edc said:
ATM said:
Filibuster said:
But for a stripped/semi-stripped car I'd go for CAE shifter! A true work of art! (also quite xpensive...)
Are these any good? I've not heard from anyone who has one.
ATM said:
Looking at used gearboxes there seems to be a lot of 997 boxes available. Can the 997 box be be made to work in a 996?
I tried to find out an decided "probably". Bellhousing pattern looks the same, mounting the same.
You need the gear shift cables too as they are on the other side on that box. The ratios are a little different.
But I've never tried it or seen it done.
Paddy_N_Murphy said:
Brace yourself....
Especially as the one that goes over the top of the gearbox.
Mine cost me a tenner for some cupra nickel brake line, some fittings and an hour and a half of my time whilst the box was out.Especially as the one that goes over the top of the gearbox.
New flexis too (under £10 each), one snapped caliper nipple (£54 for drill out and retap) and the job was done.
Clutch and flywheel (£sachs and LUK) £450, new sachs slave (£65) as the pin had worn and upgraded design 997 clutch release hardware (to stop squeaks and creaks) ~£70
Only took me about and hour and half to get my box back in on my back with the car on stands.
The AOS replacement, now that was annoyingly fiddly even with the box out.
No need to brace. Some people can get a new cupra nickel brake line over the box with it in situ.
Edited by was8v on Thursday 12th April 10:49
Yeah the car feels great. I asked them to try to twiddle the KW adjusters a bit while they had it on the ramp because I found them too tricky to get to. They confirmed my suspicion that the front compression adjusters are seized but they did manage to adjust compression and rebound on the rear so it feels a lot better now. It was super hard at the back but it now feels like I have some movement in the dampers. Its almost civilised now.
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