Shift linkage repair

During the weekend I installed the great shifter repair kit from Kyle at Only944.com.
The amount of play was unbelieveable and everything was totally worn our:
This is the sloppy shifter in fifth gear:

I used the excellent instructions to exchange the original shifter for the new one. The axial bearings were greased with silicone grease:

and the ball cup and shifter plate were cleaned:

everything re-assembled and loctite'd:

final assembly:

... and a much firmer shift feeling and less slack in the shifter!