Recent discussions of shift issues must have infected me and my '80
remotely...

; )

I've had some slop in my shift for a short while but with no significant
difficulty in finding gears.

Today I backed out of my drive, shifted normally through three or four
lights and a roundabout and had trouble down shifting into second after
that...struggled to get down and then back into third...was able to keep
it in third and not shift for several miles until I reached my
destination.  On turning into my friends drive I couldn't get into
first...managed to stall...put it into first while off and still,
started and moved up their drive to park.  Sitting still then I had
difficulty finding any gear.

 From net research I'm thinking the nylon inerts of my shifter are
trashed...

My understanding and observation is I can probably get at the problem
from the shifter by removing the bolts, or from underneath after
dropping the spare...can remove the guts, rebuild and reinstall.  Is
this right?

Rebuild kits don't seem to be too available...Bus Depot shows one for a
bit less than $100 but I'm uncertain if this is for the actual shifter
or the linkage from there on.

--

Wil

"It's the same things your whole life. "Clean up your room!", "Stand up
straight!", "Pick up your feet!", "Take it like a man!", "Be nice to
your sister!", "Don't mix beer and wine, ever!". Oh yeah, "Don't drive
on the railroad track!"
- Phil from "Groundhog Day" (1993)