Sorry. I meant park where I said reverse. The spring loaded link (inside the tailhousing) that engages the parking pawl sticks for some reason. I think only the early metal links do this, anyway because of the sound it made you probably just need a bushing or two (one at each end of the external shift rod.

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Steve Brotherton
Continental Imports
Gainesville FL
Bosch Master, ASE Master, L1
33 years MB technician