Thanks Rick & Peter. Glad to report that I have no rattles at all. I don't have ramps, etc to get the car off the ground but I'm willing to try an on-the-ground repair & avoid the indy shop for this. Could you give me a step- by- step in the initial removal from the car-I do know how to remove the console trim- and the replacement. I have never done anything w/the tranny lever before, not even replacing the shift knob (altho that is a possible upgrade while I'm doing this). Thanks