be both friendly and persistent in locating the # from the dealership. Some times it takes a little while but keep at it. In the meantime, fashion a temporary retainer with a wire twisty and get on that road. Even if your temporary retainer breaks the linkage might stay in place and even if it disconnects it will just make your shifts hard.

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'82 300SD - 361K mi - "Blue"

"Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement."

listen, look, .........and duck.