Originally Posted by BettyZ

It fit semi-snugly into the shifter before I lubed it up. There were no obvious-by-feel gapping issues. The insert slid smoothly into and out of the shifter without effort. When I put this hot mess all back together I'll grease up the bolt as well as the sides of the shifter where it mates with the linkage and we'll see if that calms it down.

And yes, all of the above statements are also relevant to any sex acts involving yall's wildly-varied yet equally disgusting perversions - looking at you, Mike/James aka the poor white man's version of Mike Jones.