Reply to "shift linkage adjustment"

IN NEUTRAL THE STICK SHOULD BE POINTING NEAR STRAIGHT UP! IF YOU CANNOT GET REVERSE, BUT YOU CAN GET 4TH AND 5TH, IT SOUNDS AS IF YOUR STICK IS TIGHTENED TOO FAR TO THE LEFT,(IN RELATION TO THE GEAR BOX), EVEN THOUGH THE STICK IS TRYING TO "GATE" INTO REVERSE; THE TRANSAXLE'S SHIFTING SELECTER IS NOT ABLE TO "FOLLOW" ALL THE WAY LEFT INTO THE REVERSE POSITION! TRY MOVING THE STICK A LITTLE TO THE RIGHT AND TIGHTEN. LASTLY, I HAD THIS PROBLEM: IF THE REVERSE LIGHT 'SWITCH' IS SCREWED INTO TO SHIFTER HOUSING (THE SMALL BOX ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRANSAXLE REAR) TOO FAR, OR ALL THE WAY IN, THIS WILL PREVENT THE "GEAR SELECTER SHAFT" FROM MOVING FAR ENOUGH TO THE LEFT, TO ALLOW THE STICKSHIFT AND ALL ELSE TO "GATE" INTO REVERSE! INSPECT IT CLOSELY AND GOOD LUCK, MARLIN.