So have you checked the obvious... the fluid level? These cars are notorious for leaking from the front pump bushing and various case seals. Excessively stiff shifts are almost always due to modulator issues dealing with line pressure, sometime vac line off others bad modulator. The bowden cable just deals with shift timing.
Do you have the 722 PDFs? If not, PM me your email address and I will send them.
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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look. 
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