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|  Gear shift adjustment, left and right | 
| Kent |  Dec 20 2008, 11:39 PM 
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| Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 20-December 08 From: Virginia Member No.: 9,865 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region  | Any helpfull hint on how th get the left /right adjustmet correct on the interior gear shift adjustment? I hve figured out forward and back. | 
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| Red72 |  May 18 2015, 05:57 PM 
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| Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: 26-January 15 From: Simcoe, Ontario Member No.: 18,358 Region Association: Canada  | A bit of a ressurection here, but I'm having some 'challenges' with aligning my shifter after a bushing change (tail shifter). Presumably this method is common to tail and side shifters... But my question is if the splined shaft referenced is the forward shaft, connected to the shifter, or the rear shaft to the trans... Logic tells me it's the latter.  Thanks. | 
| tomrev |  May 18 2015, 06:44 PM 
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| Member   Group: Members Posts: 231 Joined: 25-February 14 From: N. Mich. Member No.: 17,037 Region Association: None  | A bit of a ressurection here, but I'm having some 'challenges' with aligning my shifter after a bathing change (tail shifter). Presumably this method is common to tail and side shifters... But my question is if the splined shaft referenced is the forward shaft, connected to the shifter, or the rear shaft to the trans... Logic tells me it's the latter. Thanks. It's the splined end, at the shifter lever end,. Does take a bit of work to find the sweet spot. | 
| Red72 |  May 21 2015, 12:01 PM 
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| Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: 26-January 15 From: Simcoe, Ontario Member No.: 18,358 Region Association: Canada  | A bit of a ressurection here, but I'm having some 'challenges' with aligning my shifter after a bathing change (tail shifter). Presumably this method is common to tail and side shifters... But my question is if the splined shaft referenced is the forward shaft, connected to the shifter, or the rear shaft to the trans... Logic tells me it's the latter. Thanks. It's the splined end, at the shifter lever end,. Does take a bit of work to find the sweet spot. Excellent, thanks! That will hopefully be my Sunday project. | 
 Kent   Gear shift adjustment   Dec 20 2008, 11:39 PM
 Kent   Gear shift adjustment   Dec 20 2008, 11:39 PM 
  Racer Chris   With the trans in neutral, attach a bungee from th...   Dec 21 2008, 12:06 AM
 Racer Chris   With the trans in neutral, attach a bungee from th...   Dec 21 2008, 12:06 AM
 
  jim_hoyland   
With the trans in neutral, attach a bungee from t...   Feb 1 2014, 09:42 PM
 jim_hoyland   
With the trans in neutral, attach a bungee from t...   Feb 1 2014, 09:42 PM

 
  Racer Chris   
With the trans in neutral, attach a bungee from ...   Feb 2 2014, 08:33 AM
 Racer Chris   
With the trans in neutral, attach a bungee from ...   Feb 2 2014, 08:33 AM
 
  Bruce Hinds   
With the trans in neutral, attach a bungee from t...   Aug 19 2025, 03:46 PM
 Bruce Hinds   
With the trans in neutral, attach a bungee from t...   Aug 19 2025, 03:46 PM 
  Joe Ricard   Damn I have been screwing around with "one sp...   Dec 24 2008, 09:02 PM
 Joe Ricard   Damn I have been screwing around with "one sp...   Dec 24 2008, 09:02 PM 
  cpavlenko   :shock1:  :shock1:  :shock1: that is so simple,  I...   Mar 11 2014, 10:06 PM
 cpavlenko   :shock1:  :shock1:  :shock1: that is so simple,  I...   Mar 11 2014, 10:06 PM 
  cpavlenko   :shock1:  :shock1:  :shock1: that is so simple,  I...   Mar 11 2014, 10:06 PM
 cpavlenko   :shock1:  :shock1:  :shock1: that is so simple,  I...   Mar 11 2014, 10:06 PM 
  stugray   Another trick I have learned (even if using Racer ...   May 21 2015, 12:21 PM
 stugray   Another trick I have learned (even if using Racer ...   May 21 2015, 12:21 PM 
  Red72   So I'm now back to a point where I have first ...   May 24 2015, 04:58 PM
 Red72   So I'm now back to a point where I have first ...   May 24 2015, 04:58 PM 
  Dr Evil   Nope. The 4-5, 2-3 throws on a properly adjusted b...   May 25 2015, 09:05 PM
 Dr Evil   Nope. The 4-5, 2-3 throws on a properly adjusted b...   May 25 2015, 09:05 PM 
  Hine62   Where is the adjustment screw? I think R & 1st...   Jun 8 2015, 01:11 PM
 Hine62   Where is the adjustment screw? I think R & 1st...   Jun 8 2015, 01:11 PM
 
  stugray   
Where is the adjustment screw? I think R & 1s...   Jun 8 2015, 05:06 PM
 stugray   
Where is the adjustment screw? I think R & 1s...   Jun 8 2015, 05:06 PM 
  rgalla9146   Mark both pieces with a fine tip magic marker 
put...   Jun 8 2015, 06:37 PM
 rgalla9146   Mark both pieces with a fine tip magic marker 
put...   Jun 8 2015, 06:37 PM 
  db9146   So mine is a tailshifter and I just finished repla...   Jun 8 2015, 08:42 PM
 db9146   So mine is a tailshifter and I just finished repla...   Jun 8 2015, 08:42 PM 
  Dave_Darling   Sounds like you may need to adjust the lever over ...   Jun 8 2015, 08:58 PM
 Dave_Darling   Sounds like you may need to adjust the lever over ...   Jun 8 2015, 08:58 PM 
  RobW   I use the put it wrong method, and then estimating...   Jun 9 2015, 07:43 AM
 RobW   I use the put it wrong method, and then estimating...   Jun 9 2015, 07:43 AM
 
  Racer Chris   
I use the put it wrong method, and then estimatin...   Jun 9 2015, 08:48 AM
 Racer Chris   
I use the put it wrong method, and then estimatin...   Jun 9 2015, 08:48 AM 
  Dr Evil   Put in 2nd. Disconnect shifter at rod (side shift)...   Jun 9 2015, 07:42 PM
 Dr Evil   Put in 2nd. Disconnect shifter at rod (side shift)...   Jun 9 2015, 07:42 PM
 
  Bruce Hinds   
Put in 2nd. Disconnect shifter at rod (side shift...   Aug 19 2025, 08:48 PM
 Bruce Hinds   
Put in 2nd. Disconnect shifter at rod (side shift...   Aug 19 2025, 08:48 PM 
  jdahl   Need some help here, I've tried Dr. Evil and R...   Dec 3 2016, 10:47 AM
 jdahl   Need some help here, I've tried Dr. Evil and R...   Dec 3 2016, 10:47 AM
 
  Racer Chris   
... and rotated spline by spline.
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The splin...   Dec 3 2016, 03:01 PM
 Racer Chris   
... and rotated spline by spline.
... 
The splin...   Dec 3 2016, 03:01 PM 
  SKL1   Get Chris' new front adjuster...  just a satis...   Dec 3 2016, 12:30 PM
 SKL1   Get Chris' new front adjuster...  just a satis...   Dec 3 2016, 12:30 PM 
  Keith914   Check that nothing is preventing full left to righ...   Dec 3 2016, 02:03 PM
 Keith914   Check that nothing is preventing full left to righ...   Dec 3 2016, 02:03 PM
 
  Dave_Darling   
Check that nothing is preventing full left to rig...   Aug 19 2025, 07:07 PM
 Dave_Darling   
Check that nothing is preventing full left to rig...   Aug 19 2025, 07:07 PM 
  porschetub   I continue to struggle with mine and think I'a...   Dec 3 2016, 02:54 PM
 porschetub   I continue to struggle with mine and think I'a...   Dec 3 2016, 02:54 PM 
  Jack Standz   There is an access hole towards the rear of the ca...   Aug 19 2025, 06:55 PM
 Jack Standz   There is an access hole towards the rear of the ca...   Aug 19 2025, 06:55 PM
 
  Bruce Hinds   
There is an access hole towards the rear of the c...   Aug 19 2025, 08:43 PM
 Bruce Hinds   
There is an access hole towards the rear of the c...   Aug 19 2025, 08:43 PM|   | 
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