@Marcel posted:i do want to change the shifter, as the springs are making it difficult to put in first gear from my seating position. Takes quite some force.
I once owned a car with a transmission like that. Required an "Irish shift" (2-1) to easily shift to first. At about 2-3 mph it slipped into first like butter. Can't remember which one. Fiat 850? Austin America? Alfetta GT?