Quote Originally Posted by bamairon
that was the problems i had don,hard to shift so i used lithium grease and in my spare time just shifted it in and out of gear,eventually it did shift easier.

I'll give it a good coat of lithimun and hope .Did you use the long cable sent with the shifter,and could the loop be part of the problem?

Mooneye777 I'll check that washer thing and even though I bought my unit from Summit they should replace if it.Like Denny said looks like part of a rivet.