Originally Posted by moxfyre
Have you tried just putting the shifter straight onto the mounting thingy built into the frame? I have a vague recollection that it was done like that on mine. I'm trying to think of why that would prevent it from indexing...
I can put the shifter straight on, but it doesn't index that way. In the pictures of the shift lever and the metal mounting base/spacer, you can see the teeth that interface. That's what's necessary for indexing.