repost with better info: finger stop getting in the wayofshifting

[gr8hunter1 at comcast.net (Jacob Hawes)]

I am having a hard time getting it to move. Besides, don't the screw 
holes dictate where the plate sits?

Dan Bubb wrote:

>The easiest thing to do is loosen the two screw that secure the plate under the leather shift boot.
>Loosen them a little bit and move the plate laterally till the reverse lockout is in the correct
>position.
>Dan
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jacob Hawes" <gr8hunter1@comcast.net>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 5:43 AM
>Subject: Re: repost with better info: finger stop getting in the way ofshifting
>
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>
>>Does no one have any idea what I should even look at or was this post
>>overlooked?
>>
>>Jacob Hawes wrote:
>>
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>>
>>>The FF tranny in my "new" 1980 mk1 shifted like glass, with a
>>>disintegrated 5th gear. Now the FO tranny I replaced it with has moved
>>>the rods around a bit.
>>>It seems to have pushed the stick down. The finger stop is hitting the
>>>plate that is supposed to separate 1st and second from reverse. I have
>>>tried reversing the rods that snap on to the swivel balls in case they
>>>were different on each side, I can't remember if I reversed both of
>>>them but I know I have done at least one. I just can't figure out what
>>>to adjust here.
>>>      
>>>


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