Yes! Once they wear in they’re not as “rifle-like” as when they are new but I’m glad I did mine. I replaced mine for reliability, not performance. So far, 5k+ miles on them, they came disconnected, but that was installer error on my part the first time around. It was ironic because I replaced mine to *avoid* the experience of getting stranded by the cables haha. It’s really important to fully tighten all of the included nuts up against the spacers and ball joints.
This is really excellent Video! It give me the confidence to tackle it myself. 😃 Ironically, I'm waiting until after our move from Florida to SC - and I saw your license plate. We are planning on moving to upstate SC. Where are you filming from? How is the weather for a boxster and working on your cars?!
I’m glad to hear and thanks for the kind words! Outside of Greenville, we love it, weathers great although this summer is killer. Where are you moving from, from Florida?
@@RuslanVideoFilms I'm glad to hear you're loving it in Greenville! Yes, we are in Central Florida and the Summers are KILLER. It's so humid right now, I can't even finish fixing my broken convertible top! We are looking at most areas around Greenville and Spartanburg. Hopefully, our house will sell soon! :)
Also, what other fixes / maintenance / upgrades would you recommend doing at the same time (since you are already accessing the engine bay & underneath rear-end)? 2006 987
honestly, there aren’t any pressing maintenance items. The air oil separator can be accessed from the top if you haven’t done that recently. That’s the biggest one. while the top is off, you can basically do anything else like maintaining the throttle body, but that’s a whole separate procedure.
@@RuslanVideoFilms Thanks! I didn't think about the throttle body - good tip! I haven't done the air oil separator yet. I thought that might be a good project to conquer at the same time! Luckly, I haven't had any major signs that the AOS is going out - but, while I'm there.... The shifting is pretty glitchy. I already changed transmission box fluid and realigned the shifter cables - but they had little effect. I'm hoping replacing the shifter cables will do the trick!
Great tutorial. My L2 R1 cable have already snaped so I'm considering if I'm able to do it... If i buy OEM cables, I assume calibration would be easier as I can adjust length directly on OEM shifter linkages? And btw., how can I support you - this video is very helpfull for me and I feel that "thank you" is just not enough :D.
Actually, on the 987.1 installing the numeric cables might be easier, because the OEM cables come with updated brackets that I would recommend doing research on. If you upgrade to numeric, you do not need to worry about the brackets because the numeric cables use the old 987.1brackets. that being said, you’re absolutely right, calibration will be easier. and you might be able to buy the original 987.1 shift cables with the original brackets and that would be a surefire way to minimize hassle liking and subscribing and the really kind comment is compensation enough ❤️
And one other thing - I bought a car with some Aliexpress shortshift installed - do you think it could've caused or "helped" to cable break? (although cable break is common failure)
I don’t think so - the cables will resist lateral movements so I don’t think a short shifter can cause much additional stress. Might be wrong if somebody gets a short shifter really wrong though lol!
Absolutely! They feel notchy at first but loosen up over time and feel super reliable. (gm!) Here's the link: flat6motorsports.com/products/numeric-racing-performance-shifter-cables-987-cayman-boxster
