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(Ok, i'm sure I must just be looking at this all backwards, this has got to be something simple.... but anyways...)

I had to remove the shift levers and cover from the transmission since one lever had popped out of position. I'm trying to reassemble everything now but I can't seem to figure out how to get the spring back onto shift lever?? It's the spring that sits on top of the dust/grease "cap" (looks like an upside-down funnel) and is held in place by a thick C-clip on the shift lever. All the pieces are back in place but I just can't seem to squeeze it down far enough to get the C-clip back on!? Is there some special tool I need? Has anyone does this before and have some neat trick??

Thanks,
Dan

Hi Dan

This is what I did.

I supported the gear stick assembly on a work bench and slipped a +/- 12 inch long pipe about the same diameter as the C clip and gave it a bit of a whack with a hammer and on she went. It may sound very crude but as they say here in South Africa "n Boer maak n plan"( a farmer makes a plan)

Good luck

Mervyn Spencer

Dan, I omitted to say that you need to push down on the spring with the pipe to compress it, and then give it the gentle whack.

Hope I make myself understood?

Kind regards
Mervyn

We do the same only we used to use an old ring spanner.

Thanks guys, that makes perfect sense!
I'll dig around tonite for something to fit and try it out!

Dan