I just did the B&M Short Shifter install. I realized after I had the console back together that I forgot a couple of things.

First off, on the shifter assembly housing that bolts down to the car and holds the shifter, on the underside of this housing there is a little green plate that the B&M directions said to take off, and I subsequently forgot to put back on.

Second, while looking at the stock shifter after the fact, I realized that there is a little white plastic cube that fits over the ball that connects the shifter to the linkage that controls the side to side motion of the stick. It slides around within a channel on the shifter housing. Is it necessary to transfer the ball over to the new shifter? B&Ms directions said nothing about transfering them over.

I drove 200 miles before noticing I neglected these two bits. It is shifting just fine, I just want to make sure that there are no adverse long term effects.

 

You cant use the cube and you would have had to take the green plastic off anyways for clearance. Your fine.