Hey Mitch! You can move the pivot ball away from the fork end of the shifter. I've done it on three of my cars. Just slice the pivot ball with a thin abrasive wheel that is available for use with a dremel tool. Afterwards wedge the ball open enough to move the ball about 1/2 inch up the shaft.release the wedge and temporarely install the shifter,check for the action. Don't go much more than this as you'll lose leverage and the mechanism will interfere with other things. When you get it right then spot weld the ball in two places keeping everything together. This a good time to replace the plastic bushings in the shifter and linkage. Good Luck Gus!