One other suggestion I got last night for preventative repairs was to replace the shift springs and shift balls that give the shifter that nice “detente” when it slides into place… Apparently this really helps keep your transaxle in good shape as things don’t slide out of place on you, causing gears to grind… So, what it LOOKS like I’ll need to get are parts number 2 and 3 (2 sets) out of the transaxle gears parts diagram
which are PNs
2 | M40350 | COMPRESSION SPRING | 2 | ||||
3 | M40351 | BALL | 2 |