shifter adjustment

[tberk@mindspring.com (T Berk)]

Ken B wrote:
> 
> The bentley says the distance between the shift finger and the lockout plate
> (under the car per Bentley 8-9) should be 15mm.  When mine is as close to
> that as I can get it (pretty dang close a mm or so) the stop finger hits the
> lockout plate before the shifter can reach over farenough to line up so it
> will go "up" into 1st gear.  
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Did you 1st adjust the plate inside the car to determine it's centered
or not? 

There should be two holes you find once you pry up the shift boot. They
line up with two holes in the chassis tunnel.

THEN try the rest of the adjustments in the Bentley.


hth,
TBerk