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Gear shift lever adjustment - simple

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The reason for aligning the slit of the gearshift arm with the punch mark on the gearshift spindle is to achieve optimum leverage through the gearshift spindle which makes for smoother gear changes.

When the gearshift spindle and arm are correctly aligned adjust the gear lever height by adjusting the tie rod, noting that the lower end of the tie rod has a left hand thread (lefty loosey) and the upper end has a right hand thread (righty loosey)