reversed s style waverlys

I just put some A style waverlys on my bouzouki. But in order to line up the screw holes that were already there I had to just switch the left ones with the right ones. So the problem is now i have to turn the nobs the different way from what im used to on my other instruments. The simnoff book actually has shots of the gears above the tuners too.
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Now Can this affect the tuning machines , or the performance of the tuning machiines?

2. Would you if you were me simply drill eight new holes to install them on the right side?

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Waverlys are well made tuners, and if the bushings are in good alignment, they'll work fine installed either way. In other words, they are not dependent on the direction of string pull for proper gear mesh.

The problem is the tuning direction. If you don't have a problem with the reverse tuning direction, you're fine, but some people might have a difficult time tuning.
Personally, I wouldn't want to drill new holes if I didn't have to.