I've read through here but haven't quite seen the same problem in previous posts. '74 everything great then I got on it off a stop sign a few weeks ago and it didn't shift right into second. Matter of fact I couldn't get anything but 3rd and 5th and drove it home that way. Starting reading and ended up pulling out the self centering spring at the shifter and made a big difference and thought that solved it but it didn't fully. No rhyme or reason random gears won't catch right. If it doesn't hit 1st I go up to 2nd then it will go into 1st ok. If it won't catch 5th I go back to 4th and then 5th catches ok. Same through all the gears. Sometimes 2nd won't catch then I go to 3rd and back to 2nd and it catches. Seems more when the pressing on the gas more than casual shift. The motor mounts seem fine and I don't see anything different with the linkage. The U-Joint right before the trans has some play side to side but it seems like it should. Also seems the longer I drive the worse it gets. It wasn't a gradual thing it's just like something broke. Any suggestions to check would be appreciated.
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