I've been reading many posts about the shifter bushing being the problem, I seemed to be having a hard time going from neutral to 1st especially when cold start and second is difficult as well not as much but all gears after that seem OK. I took the whole center console apart and was going to change the plastic bushing and I saw that the right shift cable socket when in first and second is tilted all the way. My question is, is that shift socket supposed to be more level than tilted it's seems to tilt no matter what gear I'm in but first it's the most.

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I've been reading many posts about the shifter bushing being the problem, I seemed to be having a hard time going from neutral to 1st especially when cold start and second is difficult as well not as much but all gears after that seem OK. I took the whole center console apart and was going to change the plastic bushing and I saw that the right shift cable socket when in first and second is tilted all the way. My question is, is that shift socket supposed to be more level than tilted it's seems to tilt no matter what gear I'm in but first it's the most.

Is the condition the same, even if the engine is not running?