Reply to "shift linkage adjustment"

If you moved the powertrain back slightly, the shift rod might need to be lengthened by the same amount, as one end of the shift lever is bolted to the body and the other is bolted to the ZF. I've personally not had any troubles like this by moving the shims. There is a length-adjuster built into the rod, about a foot fwd of the shifter box on the ZF and is basically a left/right threaded clevis with two jam-nuts. I've never had to fool with it but I know some guys who've had to. I'm guessing you would follow the Red Book directions re centering the shift stick in the cabin, then adjust the rods length with the big clevis-thing to achieve the centering, rather than fooling with the split-clamp on the splined shaft in the ZF shifter box. Keep track of the turns you make, and you can always go back to where you started from.