[dsraven]

that's what I do, get the shifter where you want it in neutral and line up the linkage for one, then line up the linkage for the other. you can also get the linkage lined up so in neutral everything is good, then put the column lever where you want it for neutral and tighten the clamp down on the shift box, right? (it has been awhile, but doesn't the column shaft have a clamp where it connects to the shift box at the bottom of the column?)