1999 Mercury Cougar 5 speed shifter / gear selector

1999 MERCURY COUGAR
200,000 MILES • 2.0L • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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BWSUSA
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I bought a 99 cougar for work car and am working to get it back into driving condition. One of the issues that I need to resolve is the shifter. I and put the car into first - fifth gear just fine, but once in first gear the shifter can be pushed directly right like its in third gear, but the transmission is still in first gear. The same for 2nd and 4th. It doesn't happen from 3rd to fifth or 4th to rev

What would allow the shifter to do this? If I remember correctly the shift pattern is determined by the transmission.
Dec 15, 2015 at 5:16 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Shift patterns all basically all the same. They follow an H pattern. It sounds like there are worn bushings in the shifter linkage.
Dec 15, 2015 at 5:59 PM