SGBARRACUDA said

The mechanism gets worn from years of sliding action 1 to 2 gear then third to 2or first. You can improve it some what by making sure the bushings are tight and neutral is adjusted correctly. But there is a nack to shifting a worn out column. You have to exaggerate the shift pattern into a definite H pattern and not try and slide it into second or back into low. Even still it will hang up every now and then. But pop the hood and shift the levers back to neutral and your off again.

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