Mine did the same thing, and not only is the BANG! a little disconcerting, one then sits there with the engine revving looking like a kid stranded in the bumper car arena. It has not happened since replacing the bushings, but I have to add that I have become a lot more attentive to the precision of my shifts, as these 6 speeds do not seem to allow much room for error. It was necessary to lower the exhaust and the driveshaft and pull the shifter assembly altogether to replace the bushings and engineer the modification to secure them tightly. With new poly adapted bushings the whole mechanism is much tighter, including the vertical up and down, which admittedly makes finding reverse a little more difficult. I am usually a big DIY guy, but I left this one to the shop. I think doing it without a lift and some other expensive tools (and a helper) would be extremely difficult. I have one more piece to add to the puzzle, and that is a weighted stainless steel shifter **** that should settle down the last of the wobble/slack and make locating the gear positions even easier.