[bmalone]

The problem is it doesn't seem like there is enough throw to properly engage third--it feels too short. All feels normal; slides past neutral and you encounter resistance as you are about to engage third. It is from that point forward that it feels odd--like I said seems short and awful easy (not much resistance) to push forward.

Of course, this makes a grinding noise--but it does go into third. If I'm real careful (two step, slow motion) it won't grind. But this is new behavior, so I want to find the trouble.

All other gears act completely normal. I was under the car tonight and can engage all the gears pretty easily. I tightened the three bolts that secure the linkage to the transmission (all a hair loose). I see nothing amiss on the other (shifter) end. But I confess to being ignorant about transmissions.

I seems to remember something from my boyhood about using a quarter-inch drill bit as an alignment tool (Hurst shifters), but I do not see where the hole is.

Trans is CR big in/big out.

Any help is appreciated.