Re: 987 Spyder
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:56 am
So… assuming prevention is better than cure, something I’d read lots about was the gear cables have a habit of snapping on 987 boxsters and caymans . The idea of this was making me paranoid so having researched a bit there was an aftermarket solution or as it turned out Porsche themselves had redesigned things for the 981 and redesigned parts were available. As I’m too busy with work during summer months, got my local specialist to do this job whist the car was in for a minor service ( on the pics above you’ll see the gear cables going over the engine) .
He replaced the cables, a mounting bracket that reduces the extreme radius the cables bend round at the box ( this is the failure point) and in addition a redesigned part that originally had a Bush with an element of play but is now solid mounted ). Those 3 parts were almost £600 alone! .
Gear shift is now much more positive .. significant improvement ( car has factory short shift anyway )
And the old cables that came out … yes were starting to show failure ! As my specialist said, it wasn’t if, but when the originals would fail
So a couple of jobs to improve reliability…. Next one which can wait for another 12 months or so is the infamous coolant pipes at the front … these always corrode as Porsche in their wisdom put no protection on them .. problem is it’s a drop the front subframe job to replace them !!!
He replaced the cables, a mounting bracket that reduces the extreme radius the cables bend round at the box ( this is the failure point) and in addition a redesigned part that originally had a Bush with an element of play but is now solid mounted ). Those 3 parts were almost £600 alone! .
Gear shift is now much more positive .. significant improvement ( car has factory short shift anyway )
And the old cables that came out … yes were starting to show failure ! As my specialist said, it wasn’t if, but when the originals would fail
So a couple of jobs to improve reliability…. Next one which can wait for another 12 months or so is the infamous coolant pipes at the front … these always corrode as Porsche in their wisdom put no protection on them .. problem is it’s a drop the front subframe job to replace them !!!