SM465 question

[Madmudder1234]

Hello, this may be a dumb question but I pulled the lid off my sm465 to replace the gasket, clean it out and I tapped the vent hole for a better vent fitting, but when I went to put the lid back on and cant get it on properly. I heard that your supposed to put it halfway into reverse but once I get the lid down, i can not shift, its just stuck in reverse. I tried fooling around with the slider clutches and gears but now I have a mess and am getting frustrated does anyone have any advice to the slider locations and such for putting the lid back on?

 

[broncoman6524]

Put each sliders in neutral, and the reverse idler gear engaged. With the top-plate in neutral. Install it in to where the forks touch the sliders, slide the shifter in to reverse and it *should* drop down.

It will take a couple of tries but eventually you'll get it.

 

[Madmudder1234]

ok, so I finally got it! thanks! but if found that my problem was that in my shifter housing/lid the shifter somehow popped out of place and when I though I was putting it in reverse I was actually doing nothing. once i got that all straightened out it slid in... kindof