Need Help with a landing gear problem O-2A

[cessna02337]

New to the 02/337, have a quick question for the group.

I have two problems happening with my gear system that hopefully can be solved with the group's great experience base.

1. When I retract the gear to the up position, everything works properly, but gear handle does not reset to the neutral position or out of the up position when finished. I have to manually place out of the up position to the next detent position below up.

2. When I select the gear down, I must hold the gear handle in the down position long enough to ensure the doors close fully, gear then spring loads to the next up detent as it should. If I just put the gear handle down and don't hold the handle down, part of the gear doors will be open for landing.

What I have been doing to overcome #2 is to hold the gear in the down position for several seconds, then let go and all seems to go well.

Thanks in advance, Tom