Mine gets stiff periodically also.   I just crawl under neath and spray the
front and rear bushings with spray-on lithium grease.   Much easier than
disassembly.   Wish there were boots for the shaft around the bushings,
though.

Dave

At 10:22 AM 3/1/97, Joseph Doniach wrote:
>> The shifter seems stiff, should the linkage be lubricated? With what? Where?<
>
>
>I had the same problem on my '80 (since replaced with an '86). It was
>somewhat of a hassle, but I removed the front half of the shaft that
>connects the gear shift with the transmission. About 1/3 of the way back
>it goes through a nylon bushing, and then connects to the rear half with
>a clamp. I greased the shaft and bushing, put it back together, and
>after some adjustment of the clamp, it worked beautifully.