[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by Auf los!

When I was trying to find all the gears, I checked for interference at the same time, but I admit I was concentrating on what the links were doing. The funny thing is, for the hundred or more shifts I performed in the garage before finishing, I'm sure this bang-stop thing was not happening.

I chose to install the set-screw and nut on the aft (rear) bushing, not the front. This shoved the shifter all the way forward in the housing, and maybe this is why I am getting the bang-stop on only 1st, 3rd, and 5th?

Should I remove and reinstall the set screw in the other (forward) bushing? This would shove the shifter aft, "away" from 1st, 3rd, and 5th--maybe this will buy me a little room, and I won't get the bang-stop anymore?

The set screw position will influence it a little, but it sounds like you just need to adjust the position of the cable in the rod ends. When the cables are right, reverse should come as easily as any other gear.