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From your description of the "bushing after the shifter box," if shifter box means transmission, that suggests the shift rod coupling which includes a solid rubber bushing, which more than likely serves to lessen engine/tranny noises and vibrations. The key adjustment point on that coupler/bushing is the metal pinch clamp which tightens around the transmission shift rod, thus connecting the console stick shift rod to the transmission. If that coupling is incorrectly adjusted or the two shift rods have rotated away from ideal alignment because of a loosened clamp, that will cause a shifting problem like you describe. I usually align that coupling with the tranny in 4th gear which pushes the clamp as far forward for easiest access to the 13mm nut. One way to check if what I described is the problem - with the tranny in 4th and the clamp loosened, push the stick shift slightly toward the drivers door (which rotates the stick shift rod assembly slightly counter-clockwise), maybe a half inch at the top. Then retighten the coupling nut, without rotating the coupling. That will give you additional lateral alignment "push" into 5th gear. The other possibility is the stick shift bushing located at the front of the console assembly which holds the shift rod in place while allowing it to slide back and forth, and providing optimum rotation of the shift rod. If loosened from age, heat or wear, then you don't get ideal rod rotation as described by RS.
Warning: if you push the stick shift too far toward the driver's door while aligning the clamp, then you'll find it difficult to shift into 1st and 2nd. General position of stick shift for alignment is with the tranny in nuetral, 3rd or 4th, the stick should be vertical. Then adjusted slightly toward the driver's door if 5th is difficult.
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, Tue, 13 Sep 2005 05:59:05
, Fri, 9 Sep 2005 20:35:02, Sat, 10 Sep 2005 06:41:27
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