Thanks Squiggle Dog! I figured it out on my own, but you are correct. This is exactly as it should be. I'm still out of commission as I have had a heck of a time sourcing all of the parts to make the replacement linkage work. My "original" linkage was plastic and had a piece that activated the parking pawl. The new metallic piece requires a roller that pushes up against the pawl on one side and a thrust washer on the other side. Neither of which were included with the linkage, of course. I ordered the roller over a month ago, no show... Found one on Ebay today. Should be here next week. I'll probably just source the washer locally once the roller arrives.

I'll post pics when it's going back together.

Thanks again for your assistance.

John