Darcy, pull towards you from neutral and down. Thats first. Come straight up to neutral then push away from you as you raise the shifter all the way up. Thats second. Pull down to neutral then push away from you as you push down. Thats third. Reverse is from neutral pull towards you and keep pulling while you raise the shifter up all the way. This method will help with hanging up between gears because of worn shifter bushings. Hope this helps, good luck.

Martin
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