Richmond OD

[C5GTO]

Ok, while driving yesterday the RG "stuck shift" occurred again. Like the times before, on the shift from 2nd to 3rd gear at about 4,500 rpms, the shifter felt like it seized up and wouldn't allow me to select any gear. This time I allowed the car to slow to about 20 mph and I released the clutch. The trans was still in 2nd gear, it could be driven that way but could not be shifted to another gear until the car was brought to a full stop and reverse gear engaged.

So from this, I deduce that I have a "shifter" issue and thus not a transmission issue per se. The shifter is a Hurst Competition Plus that was bought new when I built the car in mid-90s and now has close to 50K of mileage on it. The car has had this shift issue for a couple of decades now so it started occurring prior to the shifter having much wear on it. The issue occurs a lot more frequently now so it has increased as the shifter has been used more.

Has anyone else had a similar issue with a Hurst shifter and experience fixing it? If so, I'd appreciate any tips you may have. I of course could replace the shifter but I wouldn't mind to give it a try to fix it just for the experience.