Column shift, shift tube clocking question

While cleaning up the tube, and making some improvements (I promise to share the details, if it works as planned) - I collapsed the shift tube. It looks like red Loctite or a couple light tack-welds will hold it securely in position and make it functional again. If the consensus is that that's not going to work - I'll chalk it up to experience and go find another one. (1972 340 Duster, automatic)

Anyway, one obstacle to reusing the tube is that I wasn't paying attention to the the clocking of the "arm" at the base to the key on the upper half when they slid together. Does anyone have a good photo that shows the relationship between the two? Do we have a sense of how precise does everything needs to be? I'd like the gear indicator to be reasonably accurate.

Thanks in advance,
David