th350 long shaft inner speedo gear position?

[7kyle5]

Ok on my th350 long shaft i was taking the tailshaft housing off to take it to the shop to get the bushing out for replacement well i noticed that the plastic speedo gear that slides on the tailshaft was not secure, it was just sliding around- well i found the clip for it in the housing but my question is which way does it slide on? my book says it slides from the front but when i do that it still sticks out past the smooth of the tailshaft, when i slide it the other way it sits right but i dont know if thats correct. Couldnt find a picture of it so i made a diagram with paint
when sliding from the left it sits right
when sliding from the right it sits off
the dot is where the clip sits


i know i know mad paint skills
any ideas?