The luck worked..... Thanks Jim I now have an easy to get to reverse gear...... Cheers Paul #6463 www.paul.salsbury.btinternet.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Strickland" <ihaveanaccount@xxxx> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 6:38 AM Subject: Re: [DML] Shift Pattern > As far as I know, there is only one REAL adjustments for side to side > travel- at the rear of the shift cable near the transmission. I assume > this adjustment should be enough in most cases. > > It seems by your explanation that you have "too much" cable and you can't > "pull" the cable enough to get it in reverse. If this is the problem, > you can put a spacer (washer) between the shift cable (at the front) and > the frame where it enters the passenger compartment. This, I think, > would be hard to do unless you are a contortionist or take apart the > whole deal. A better idea is to bend the metal plate that the cable > sheath attaches to in the back by the transmission.