The lever was not cut. It is very common for that shift lever to snap in
half right where that one is welded. The lever originally had a hole
there for the set screw of the collar and the lever tends to crack at
the spot of the hole.

Mark

Allan Streib wrote:
> Well --
>
> I ground that weld down to the diameter of the shifter rod, cleaned
> and greased all the gearshift pivot parts, and put it back together.
>
> With that bump removed from the gearshift rod, I was able to get the
> top collar down onto the spring so it is actually under some
> tension.  The reverse lockout now works!  ............
>
> Still can't figure out WHY the gearshift was cut in the first place.
>
> Allan
>
>