Matt,
I'm finally getting around to doing this same repair on my 70 280SL but only the lower bushing, which disenegrated back in May.
Right now I have the car locked in 2nd. After inserting the new bushing, you recommended moving the gear selector to Park to get the rod closer to the selector knob on the transmission.
My question is how do I know what gear the transmisson selector plate is in, to match it to Park, Neutral, etc. I remember seeing a photo/diagram on the forum a few months ago showing what position matches which gear, but I cannot find my way back to that post.
Appreciate any help.