I had the very same issue and I cleared mine up with a combination of a pan drop, lucas, and a shift kit. Now it's lickety split. So that's something to chew on..
I actually had figured this would be my best bet, I'd rather do that now before it gets worse. Cheaper then a rebuild..
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