Topic: Gear shifter cover - dowel required?

[andy750]

I am changing the shifter cover on my K2  - currently have a later model cover on there (with gear shifter indicator) to a chrome earlier type cover (no gear shift indicator). The earlier cover does not have the 2 dowels seen in the photo below - any idea what these actually do and are they required? Can I simply pull them out of the later cover and put them in the new cover?

dowel in foreground and at rear..



dowels at 7 and 12 o`clock




thanks
Andy

[bwaller]

The dowels locate the cover, just re & re on your new cover.

[andy750]

Thanks Brent thats what I ended up doing. I am hoping this new cover/gasket dosent leak like the last one!

cheers
Andy