...Yes!! Remove the 'Finger' Plate. I removed my plate, sold it, and replaced it with a new plate I machined with a Clearance Opening, For unobstructed Shifting. Now! Remove parts 26 the Detent and 25 Detent spring. Put a good size 'Glob' of grease down the hole and place one or two Quarters (coins) on top of the grease. Then replace the Cap 24 and clip 23, back-on. Reuse the Rubber seal when You have a 'Cleared' Plate to go back on. Leave the Detent and Spring Out!!
The Quarters press the grease down, by Gravity. With every shift, the Sliding Rod is Automatically Lubricated! You do not need the Detent here! The Shifts will be More Accurately Defined by the 'Better' Detent, back in the ZF Transaxle....as Both of these detents have, all along, been 'Fighting' each other for a true alignment! Plus! You were insisting the 'Shifter ROD' Coordinate with-in the alignment of the FINGERS!
Good Luck with It!!
MJ
P.S. Do Not Re-Install the Spring over the Quarter(s), as it would squeeze ALL of the Grease out in a Little Time. You just need the weight of the Coin(s).
