I don't know if you are having the same issue as me. If the column shifter is in the up position I have no problem going between R and 1st. I can drop down to 2nd and 3rd. If I try to pull it back up to 1st, it won't go up far enough for me to pull it into first. I have to grab the rod running along the top of the steering column and pull it up. There is too much slop at the connection between the shift handle and the shift rod.
