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Adavis, It probably wasn't the 3000 miles but the 30 years its been sitting in the tranny. Coincidently after doing the post I had to replace the bushing in the forward/reverse shifter. Luckily I had an extra one waiting for a rainy day. I don't know if it is common that both bushings would...

Adavis Glad you took it out. A lot of car companies had similar designs. I would recommend using some assembly grease when replacing the shifter. I had ordered the part from Couch Off road but Expedition Imports would probably be able to get it as well. BTW the part is 310 268 00 35. PS...

One of the things you should also check before tipping the cab and diving into that project is the shifter bushing. It is the bushing that the shifter rides in and they do deteriorate with time causing the shifter to sit to low in the collar and then the shifter doesn't engage the shifter forks...