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Old 07-29-2008, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Ducati23 View Post
This is not correct. The shifter centering feel spring controls the spring loaded movement or feel of the shifter. You feel it when you move the shifter up or down before it actuall engages the rachet & pawls.

The actual movement of the mechanism may or may not measure the travel differential depending on if the rachet arm tab is broken or bent. No good way to know this without pulling the left cover and inspecting the shift mechanism.
I said "as a practical matter". If the thing is no longer centered, then something has happened; whether it's a broken pawl arm spring (just happened on the monster board to someone), or a bent pawl arm or whatever.
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