Column shifters screwed

What year car? My 64 had a serious problem with the 3 on the tree linkage. Like it would jam and get stuck in 2nd even when granny shifting. There is an adjustment procedure in the FSM. I did that and replaced the 52 year old rubber bushings. Ouila! 2000 miles later still good. Having said that, I have collected all the parts to do a 4 spd swap. Not cheap.

I would say either fix what you have or put a want ad in the wanted section for a better column. I gotta believe they're good for 200,000 miles.