Hello all,
I recently bought a 1991 240 sedan, about 154,000 miles, with a M47 transmission that was replaced last December (2008). The gear shifter was extremely sloppy side to side, and I noticed red RTV had been gooped on the bottom of the shift lever bushings and pin, to the point I couldn't tell if there were bushings or not. So, I bought a new pin, two bushings and the O'ring that fits on the right side of the forked shift rod and assembled it. Much better, but still sloppy. Looking more closely, I see a "barrel" connector with two roll pins, 90 degrees offset between each other, forward of this connection, connecting the forked rod to the actual shifter input shaft into the transmission. There is significant lost motion axially (side to side at the gear selector) between the barrel connector and the shaft going into the transmission. My question is, does anyone know if the roll pins in question are held by the barrel or the shafts, my connection being so entirely filthy that I presently can't tell where the real wear is, not to mention that if the actual input shaft roll pin hole is worn, it might be a problem to fix.

Anyone have experience with this?
Thanks!

Dave Milo

BTW, I have a 1993 240 wagon with the same transmission, so I know what a "good one" feels like; much less sloppy.