Ok, so the problem was that the front bushing was worn pretty badly and it was rotating the shifter. It allowed the cup to drop and the ball popped out and the shifter would turn 360. Now that the bushing is replaced, the shifter was adjusted as I interpreted the manual. Now it seems like the ball and cup are barely together and when you move it to 4th, it will still rotate clockwise a little but you can pop it back in. If you push down, the ball will stay in place.
Little background: the lockout plate was missing so I put another one in. Also, at some point the bottom plate with the welded on blind nuts looks to have been buggeted up and cut out/folded down out of the way. Regulate nuts and bolts held the shifter on which led to an inability to adjust the shifter. I tacked the nuts in place so I could try.