re 90q sloppy shifter

["Smith, Kirby A" <kirby.a.smith@lmco.com>]

PN <pajono@ctconnect.com> asked:

The shifter in my 90q is awful: tons of slop, and can be pulled up a good 
1/2" or more. Looking in Bentley (Fiche 5 34.5) it looks like the only 
place where the play could be is in the ball housing. Do this sound 
reasonable? Any bushings elsewhere in the linkage that I should check 
before ordering this part (which is probably pretty expensive)? Anyone know 
of a rebuild kit?
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There is also a rubber assembly between the tranny and the connecting link
to the shifter.  It can become very flabby.  It is part of the link, so you
have to buy a new one.

Kirby A. Smith   New Hampshire USA
1988 90q Titanium gray, 185 kmi
1988 90q Stone gray, 187 kmi 
1995 S6 Pearl effect, 84 kmi