It took me awhile to finally get mine all installed right. It was my first installation and I just had to experiment a bit. After cussing and yelling to the point of getting hoarse and cutting up my hands too,I finally got to claim my prize :) Oh,to add to all the fun,I dropped a socket thru the hole where the shifter was removed! It rested on top of the exhaust and rattled when I started up my car.......haha! I just rolled back and stopped and it fell out(whew!). Too bad you`re not close by. I`d be happy to help you install it.