the nut that holds the lever that's on the side of the trans ..holds the
lever onto spines.
Is that nut tight ?
how about the splines in the middle of the long shift rods in the van
..is that nut and bolt good and tight ?
has the entire shift linkage been inspected
carefully from one end to the other ?

The right way to start any diagnosis or repair is with careful,
thorough  inspection, including for tightness, of various things.

I get the impression people start thinking about 'part' before doing
some really really careful LOOKING.

stated another way ..
about 75 % of what I fix is just from inspecting, tightening, lubing,
tweaking and general massaging back to health.
Lots of times parts are not broken or worn out ..just neglected.

On 10/4/2015 7:48 AM, Dan N wrote:
> gear oil was serviced about a year ago by my mechanic at the same time I
> replaced the shifter base components...
>
> thanks
>