gotmyfarm!
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Top of the shifting assembly, on the shaft that the rod levers are joined to, is the spring, poppet ball, and screw. I was going through the lower parts of the assembly and trying to tighten things up by putting washers in the sloppy spaces, and all that was left was the top, and I can't see or feel those three parts. Would I be able to see or feel those parts from underneath, or would I have to take the cowl off to see from the top? I do feel a maybe 1/4" hole in the shaft from the bottom, and I thought maybe it all is supposed to be through that hole, but I put an old cotter pin in there and it stopped right away, so something is still in there. I have the parts diagram, but it doesn't explain anything. What does this spring do? And the lever divider area has a lot of play there. Is it supposed to be tight? And does it matter if you use the older one-piece or newer two-piece dividers?