Hi. I have a 2012 3W but i also have a Mazda MX5. Is pretty common to change the gear stick bush because the stick begin to play a bit. From what i see in your pictures it seems that the gear stick on your Morgan was working with some kind of grease. This is unusual because all MX5 i saw in my life have the stick bush lubricated by oil ( same kind of differential oil ) Maybe this is the reason of your failure. You can try to change your lever with some short shifter kit available on line. These kind of kits have all the parts you need.
Morgan 4/4, Caterham Seven, Ginetta G27, TVR Chimaera
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