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A missing linkage return spring would tend to make the linkage sag to the rear and result in late firm shifts....not much potential to cause any damage.



True but if the spring was thought to be unimportant then where was the rest of the linkage adjusted to ??? Was it even close ??? It still would'nt add up to a soft shift that you can't feel.... That's where I was going with that whole train of thought...But I understand what you're saying John...