[1320racer]

Paul, appreciate the comments. all I’m saying is there are 100s of other critical parts of the car that require maintenance whether it preventative or replacement due to service life. If you’ve got all those handled then have it with the shifter, me, it’s not a concern. The shifter in my Firebird was just replaced a few months ago after being in service for 20 years. I can’t say if ithe mechanism was cleaned and relubed in the 4 years the previous owner of the car used it but it wasn’t for the 16 years/seasons I and my son used it over thousands of passes. Same thing with the shifter in his dragster. Never been cleaned or relubed since the car was built 10 years ago. Last the shifter in my former Chevelle too was never cleaner or relubed in the 27 years I owned it and the 17 years I raced it. None of my cars have ever broken a trans cable either but I do care spare cables.

That said, your car, your time, your money to do as you wish.