I've found that my gearstick just doesn't feel as good as it did, which I partly put down to the tons of salt from the road stuck in all the little bits and bobs on my van. When I raised this topic on JustKampers nearly everybody said that the refurb kits were ***** and the suggestion was just to dismantle, lubricate and re-assemble unless something is completely goosed don't replace it. Hope this helps.