Can someone please explain to my sub-simian mind why this would make
shifting into first easier?

I'm sure there are many manual transmission folks out there that would love
to get a smoother shift.

Thanks.

> Last week Coby suggested the following to make shifting into first easier:

> "If so the adjustment that corrects this problem is to loosen the nut &
> bolt on the locking clamp on the rear section of the selector shaft and turn the
> rear section of the shaft counterclockwise just a bit. "

>The "rear selector shaft" would be the rear section of shaft which runs from
>just abaft the fuel tank to the selector pivot shaft on the right (US
>passenger) side of the transmission.

Steven Shane