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Originally Posted by repillows
I bought the vehicle with about 145,000 miles and it’s the original manual transmission. As far as I’m concerned, I don’t think the shift lever or anything like that has been touched. Can I still try this procedure out?
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On re-reading, I think bushings on your gearshift linkage are worn. The lever should not be able to rotate about the vertical axis at all. The other symptom is also difficulty finding the first and second gear gates because the gearshift needs to be angled further to the left to take up the slack.
Search for the first and second gear gates while lifting the reverse lockout. If they're easy to find that way, you have your answer. Thankfully, it's all external to the transmission and easy to spruce up. Also, the adjustment is easy enough to fudge without feeler gauges. Loosen the plate and adjust it with the gearshift centered in both first and second gear gates. Just takes a gentle touch to get it right.