[B. W.]

Looking down the shifter hole you will see the top of all three shift forks. The reverse shift fork will have a spring loaded button on it (that the little bit of resistance you feel moving he shifter over into reverse) Using a large srewdriver, line the slots up on all three shift forks & put the shifter in. The very end of the shifter (the part that sits in the shift fork slots) is held in by a roll pin, it should have a little play but not a lot. If it does that could be your problem. Some people weld that to remove the slop.