Probably is something to do with this.
Check inside it ignore the red circle.
Concentrate on the main part in the centre look and see if the round ball shape inside is cracked.
If you find it is that's what you are fighting against.
You will need to lift the car drop the mid pipe.
Remove the centre console in the cabin.
Drop the mechanism for the gear selector or shifter.
Open the bottom up carefully hope that it's got the metal plate that pins bend over the plastic to hold in place.
Have handy something to reseal the unit when your done.
You will also need something to fill the cracked joint up like epoxy or some kind of glue a fine sand paper to make it smooth again.
Some grease to re lubricate the mechanisms.
Also it would be a good idea to lubricate the connecting cables to the gear box so everything runs more smoothly.
If you can notice place in the shifter before you proceed to do this I'd say for sure it could be cracked so this will make a difference.
Not sure if I missed anything the hardest part is popping the cables off at the gear box end.
You need torques bit to get the mech to remove and can only be completed with the bottom cover removed.
Good luck with this and let us all know if this does improve you gear changes.
It cost me a few quid for resealing paste and the glue and the torques bits was a few quid.
Mine still feels really tight and does not wander as it used to but I did also replace the mechanism it's self just so I could show this and to get an idea of more than one mech.
You may disagree that it didn't work but at the same sort of milage you should at least consider inspecting inside.
(The same second gear was similar to what you described)
I did also think I'm gonna change the gear box oil at first.
Don't waste time searching for bushes for this unit as they are none existant.
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Hi im currently looking for a few parts to assist me in the replacement of the gear shifter mech. What I need to know is what parts of the exhaust should I have on hand Going to have to drop the exhaust from the mid section to allow access and I sort of have an idea what bits i should be getting...
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