Transmission Question: Ball Joint Lever, Can it be snugged up? Options

[pbanders]

I was out driving my 914 the other evening and my 3-4 shift became a 3-2 shift, a.k.a. "the money shift" - but, I have a fast clutch foot and caught it before it overreved and caused any damage. It had been shifting perfectly right up to that moment, but I could no longer grab 4th or 5th. Limped it home in 3rd, and inspected the shift linkage the next day.

Turned out the problem was commonplace, the bushings in the coupler had disintegrated after 40+ years. Ordered the brass bushing set from PP and I've reviewed all the postings on how to do the install, I have a vice, so it should be straightforward.

During my inspection of the linkage, I noted that the ball joint lever on the tranny seemed to have a slight bit of play in it. From what I see, it's held to the shift lever shaft by a lock pin. Would replacing the lock pin fix this problem , or not? I'm guessing that the hole in the shaft may be have become eccentric by years of use and that replacing the pin will do little or nothing. The amount of movement is very small but present.

Worth doing, not worth doing? I had virtually no play before the bushing let go, and I expect replacing them will restore the linkage to as before.