type44 not feeling shifty

[Huw Powell]

>> Once in a while on my '87 5kcstq, I have a hard time getting into
>> first gear. It's always been a bit notchy, no big deal. But today,
>> I held up cars at a stoplight because no way was it going into 1st!
>>  After that incident, it was back to "normal".

It might just be worn parts in the shifter linkage - by not letting you 
"line up" the tranny parts properly, you're fighting to put into a gear 
that isn't there.  The quick and dirty test is to see how much play is 
in the shifter knob/lever when it's in a gear.

-- 
Huw Powell

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