[DeTomaso] Shifter alignment question.

[Bill Bitner]

Hi!

I just put 5171 back together today.   I used
to drive it without the shift gate, but a few accidental 
shifts from first to fourth (@ WOT) have convinced
me to try the shift gate once again.   Has anyone translated
what a one spline difference is in terms of inches
at the shifter relative to the gate?  It seems I'm just
a little off because I can't always get it in 2nd from
first.   I can also get 2nd in the 4th position, but only
from first gear.  It drops into 4th just fine from 
3rd.   Reverse is also fine.   It seems like 1 spine is
just a little too much (or maybe I missed a spline?).   
Does moving the trunion bearing height change this at all 
or is the adjustment's function just to get the shifter rod 
out of the way of other items, like the u-joints and such?  
Asked another way, how would
I move the shifter's position about 1/8" to the left or right?

Thanks,

#5171
Bill Bitner