MT-85 issue, too much play in travel lever despite new heim joints in linkage – machine feels slow

Good Afternoon, I have an MT-85 and even after replacing the Heim joints on the travel linkages, the lever still seems to have a lot of play before movement and the machine movement is a bit slow as a result. Any ideas on what else can be done to tighten it up? I don't see any other wear parts on a part diagram.