Macan PDK Shifter disassembly guide?

[Juddder]

One of the wires for the Porsche PDK shifters from a Macan that I bought came separated from the unit and I'm trying to work out how to feed it all back together (to fit to my 996)

Does anyone helpfully have access to a parts manual or similar which would show how to take these units apart?

I have the main screws (hex head) removed and it looks like the next step is to push through the paddle centre pin but I'd rather have some forewarned knowledge before I try!

Many thanks

Juddder

[Juddder]

Here's a couple of shots just to show the Porsche PDK paddle shifter (with the wire separated) and the inside of the paddle shifter with the centre pin

Many thanks

[Juddder]

So it turns out that taking these apart is actually relatively simple

I used a hex headed screw driver bit to push out the centre pin from the 'yellow' washer end first, and then a small screw driver to push the rest of the pin out

This then separates the paddle into the two parts and you can see the circuit board and the sensor used to detect the paddle being pressed.

There are 3 connectors on the wire, which initially I had hoped would be physically switched based, but looking at the circuit board it appears that TRW (branded on the unit so guess they make them for Porsche) are using an optical sensor on the board to detect a pin blocking the sensor points

So, therefore it looks like the paddles need a +5V and a GND to power this (or maybe even a +12V but +5V looks more likely)

Does anyone have a PDK steering wheel wiring diagram they can point me in the direction of??

Many thanks!

[Richard Hamilton]

I have a wiring diagram. Drop me an email via my profile, and I'll attach it to a reply.

[Juddder]

Richard Hamilton said:

I have a wiring diagram. Drop me an email via my profile, and I'll attach it to a reply.

Many thanks - PM sent and much appreciated