I too had issues installing them and really hated how the felt. I immediately went back to OEM teflon ones...The feel of the Brass shifter bushings versus new OEM teflon bushings is night and day. The brass bushings take a TON of adjustment just to be able to shift correctly. If they're too tight even a little bit, you'll have trouble shifting and things will be very notchy. You're making the right choice staying with OEM.