If your rod shifter is hard to move or feels gritty, make sure you lubricate the ball and socket. Get under the car, drop it down a bit, and unfasten the four 6mm bolts on the top of the black box the mechanism comes out of. Once the cover is off, make sure that you lubricate the entire mechanism. I did not do this and the ball put enough pressure on the socket to break it off. Dave R