danieldominique2000

Some f :censored: g schoolkid probably was bored before christmas and put superglue or similar on my bonnet. Is there any way of getting this off without having to respray the whole bonnet afterwards. If I ever get my hands onto this little :soapbox: Have a happy new year Daniel

Last Update: Got so annoyed with the problem that I went to my local OPC and prepared myself to part with a couple of hundred pounds to get this done. Half an houyr later and 40 pounds lighter I left. The hinge in one of the linkeages had been rusted up, needed to be reomed, disassembled, greased and be put back in. :jump: So this problem is finally over. Thanks everybody for the suggestions

Hello Everybody Got the car lifted by my garag around the corner and as far as I can see all the brackets, cable etc. leading to the gearbox look good to me (just a bit dirty and rosty), but I am not really an expert (took me a couple of minutes to find the gearbox :oops: ). Other than trying to grease the cables, whcih I am not even sure I can do, I am a bit out of options (since the gearbox-end looks really good). Any comments would be highly appreciated!!!! Daniel

Thanks a lot Loren, but unfortunately not the problem, because the gearshift moves vert freely. It just lacks the force whcih put it back to the middle. Many Thanks for the idea thoough. Is this problems so unusual ??? Car has over 100,000 miles and is in really good condition over than that, but it starts to worry me a bit :( Daniel

Thanks a lot for the help and replies, but I do not really have any major problems with notchy gear-changes. It is just that my gear-lever does not return to the middle position. It seems like this is normally done by a spring/positive force, whcih helps to get the gear from 2nd into 3rd. This force suddenly disappeared after I went on vacation and let the car stand for 10 days. Sorry for not being able to give the bext descripion of the problem, since English is not my first language and I am njhot really the most technically talented person in the world. Any tips are very much appreciated though Daniel

When you intalled the short shift kit, did you remove the green piece of plastic underneath the shift cables (just in front of the shifter)? Good question. I was sitting there scratching my head, but decided to remove it at the moment. But I had the problems before I installed the quickshift, so should not really be related. Thanks Daniel

The Boxster has a PAIR of cables that run from the shifter to the transmission. The manufacturer of these cables is extremely proud of the fact that they never need lubricating. My guess is that is much more likely that A ) the fixed part of the cable has slipped off of it's bracket at the transmission end - or - B ) You have springs broken cables broken at the shifter end. Since the transmission end is easier to access, and IMHO more likely, I would first look under the car and verify the cables are firmly attached to the transmission and firmly attached to the bracket holding the cable shield in place. I don't have a picture or diagram. Your dealer has a diagram. If the cable has come loose you will want to buy new clips from the dealer. Examining the shifter end requires removing the center console. This job is less greasy than under the car and within the grasp of a non-techie if you allow 2 hours and take it slow. There are very good directions on the B&M short shifter site. http://bmracing.com/media/products/pdf/67.pdf obviously you don't have to do the full removal in the directions to take a good look at the springs, cables and fasteners at the base of the shifter column. I installed a quickshifter last weekend and the shifter side looks good to me, so I will have to crawl under the car and check the transmission end. It is just bloody freezing here in Scotland at the moment, so I am not looking forward to this. :eek: But many thanks for the reply Daniel

Hello everybody You guys have been recommended to me by boxa.net for technical questions. Since a couple of months I am the proud owner of a Porsche boxster 2.7 2000. Since two weeks I ahve problems with my gear changes though, since the gearstick does not return to the neutral position anymore, when no gear is engaged, this makes gearchanges 2-3 and 4-5 (plus reverse) a bit more difficult. I got the tip that this is probably caused by old/no/not enough grease in my brake cables. Do you have a step by step instruction on how to do this the best and easiest (especially for the mechanically challenged :D ) Many Thanks in advance Daniel