Do you know what? I have a buddy with an MSP protege and he did the TWM Shifter and Bushing and it does the squeaks also. I did a TWM shfter and Kartboy bushing and I have no squeaks at all. Maybe you do have the botl too tight. and the tightness will loosen a bit over time but not much just be...
I have the shifter and it is amazing. The weighted knob doesn't do much. I used the stock know for a year with it. I switched to an Ichibahn but the self tapping screws were their own nightmare. (same as momo) You can use any knob that screws on to the stock shifter.
PS congrats, you will...