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If you find yourself trying to put your foot through the floor when you shift, you have a problem. You should be able to just push the clutch pedal about 1/2 to 3/4 of the way down and shift fine (meaning it grabs near the top, not near the floor). I had a problem once where shifting got progressively worse over a period of one week, and eventually putting the pedal to the floor wasn't far enough and I had to turn the engine off to get into 1st gear. This turned out to be clutch cable adjustment problem, but if your's has no more length to adjust, then have it replaced (Volvo part only, aftermarket clutch cables have given many people problems).
The reverse detent plate is located under the shift boot. The rubber boot is held in with four plastic plugs, one at each corner. These are extremely difficult and painful on the fingers to remove and replace (at least it was on my car). Once you get the shift boot off, you'll see there's a white piece of plastic at the base of the shift lever (on the left side), and it rides against a metal plate. When you lift up the ring on the shifter to go into reverse, you're lifting up that piece of plastic over the metal plate so that the lever will move further to the left. If the plate isn't lined up correctly, the shift lever won't quite be centered as it's going into first or second gear. To adjust, loosen the two bolts holding down the plate and shift into 1st gear. Measure the clearance between the plate and the detent sleeve (plastic). It should be 0.5mm to 1.5mm (0.020" to 0.059"). Set clearance in 1st and 2nd gear, and tighten the detent plate bolts. Replace the shift boot.
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