When I got the car, the trim piece around the shift gate was lifting in the front left corner. When I got the wood panel out, I realized that the trim piece isn't lifting, instead the whole shift assembly sits higher than the wood panel in the front left corner. I figure such because the wood panel lines up with the wood panel around the ashtray so it must be the shifter assembly that's askew. Seems like I'll have to take the shifter assembly apart to figure out why it doesn't sit properly. Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Sixto
95 S420
91 300SE
87 300SDL
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