gear assembly

Hi, When i bought this LX450 a year ago, the shift lever had some play in it but it was manageable. Never thought of fixing it but after replacing my dashboard, the play has gotten worse. Perhaps i forced the lever back totwards R or D a bit too much to drag the dash out and never realized it...

I had repaired my passenger seat a few years ago with a Gamiviti gear and the driver side seat failed recently. When I opened the gear assembly there was reddish gunk one end of the gear assembly that eventually got so thick the seat stopped moving. After a deep dive on all the previous Mud...