I don't think its normal that my shifter is this loose.
I even installed a urethan bushing kit and its still the same.
What part needs to be replaced?

 

do you have the oem pin at the tranny for the shift linkage?

 

ya the pin is there

 

Ive been having the same problem with mine, even after i intalled the bushings it wsa the same, i finally figured out where it comes from, I was takin my motor out the other day and was hitting out the bitch pin and grabbed the linkage theres a bracket on the end of it where it connects to the tranny with another pin on it and i noticed thats where my loosness was coming from, im going to try and figure how to make it stiffer or not when i go to put the motor back in, and i am not talking about the same pin as the "bitch pin" its about 4 inches from it towards the shifter side. hope this helps.

 

spring pin is worn, or not in

 

o-rings on the bottom of the shifter, they break down from age and exhaust heat.

I'm using the same bitch pin and it has been removed at LEAST 30-35 times.........

 

Ill check the rings.
I have about 3-4 inches of slack when im in neutral, its pretty bad.
I had to put a ribbed boot from an ef underneath the leather boot so it didnt vibrate against the side when it was in gear

 

about an inch
I test drove a del sol and that thing was tight so i was like wtf.
The gears on that thing were crisp abd i asked if he had a short shifter or something and he said it was stock.