Sloppy shifter

[Justinp1990]

Hey guys as titile say i have a sloppy shifter ive googled and looked at many part stores they cant find nothing. So any bushing part numbers or anything that can work for it for the shift rod at the trans and at the shifter and does the oem shifter repair kit that most auto stores have work too its pretty worn from use and lets face it nobody likes a sloppy shifter thanks any help would be appreciated .

[firebush357]

Check out this thread for what seems to be the best fix we have found for that issue

https://fordfestiva.com/forums/forum/articles-aa/drive-train/40053-advanced-shift-linkage-write-up?39051-Advanced-Shift-linkage-write-up=

[jrclark32]

I had to replace the bushings in my ‘88 several years ago, and found a lot of info from the Mazda Protege ppl (ours are pretty much identical)

Mazda part numbers:

B001-46-062 - Bushings at the Transaxle, you'll need 2

GA2a-46-062 - Bushings at the Shifter, also 2

Fancy bushings:

https://corksport.com/protege-bronze-oil-shifter-bushings.html

A how-to that’s pretty darn close:

https://www.mx6.com/forums/1g-faq-general/195546-diy-shifter-bushing-replacement-pics-galore.html#/topics/195546

[Studebaker]

The search function is your friend. Many write ups on shifter rebuilds. Just removed most of my slop by replacing the four bushings and the bushing at the trans. Got the four bushings from NAPA.