3 in a Tree shift levers

[mjs94080]

I have a three in a Tree shift.

In cold weather it is hard to shift.

The forums say to clean and lube the top shift socket.

I remove the 3 in a Tree column shift lever, and a spring is sitting in there. Broken in half.

I suppose the spring fits into the end of that 3 in a Tree shift lever.

Do you know where I can get that little spring?



It was mentioned in a thread: "If the shifter is hard to move when the weather is cold, the grease under the shift socket on top is old and dried out, just take the wheel off and turn signal and clean and lube it up on top."



Is the shift socket the part of the column where the shift lever sits?

The thread mentioned to take off steering wheel and turn signal, and to clean and lube it up. What kind of grease do you use? Graphite Grease?


Thank!