Originally Posted by Dan Burkhart

Don't worry about it, it will not be an issue. When the clickbox is removed, both the sleeve and the inner rod will default to the pushed out position. Ideally, when reinstalling the click box, the shifter should be in the position where both actuating fingers inside the box are in the relaxed position (forgetting now, but I think that is 7th) but it really doesn't matter as the fingers will automatically position both the rod and sleeve to match the gear selected on the shifter.