The long rear shift linkage rod attaches to the side of the tranny
through a guide bushing. The bushing is mounted in a plate that bolts to
the side of the tranny with 2 bolts. The 2 bolts attach to holes in 2
small ears that stick out from the side of the tranny. In many trannys
the plate can be wrongly mounted on the rear side of the ears.

Mark

Rick Cooper wrote:
>....
>
> I'd like to follow up Mark's suggestion, but what is the rear guide bushing
> plate?  It's been three months since I put in this tranny so memory is
> likely failing, but I don't recall anything like that.  Is it external to
> the tranny or where?  Is the idea that it is somehow interfering with the
> shift linkage?
>
> Thanks guys for the help, much appreciated.
>
> Rick
>