Originally Posted by BoilerUpXFire
There is a locking collar nut on the underside of where the **** and boot meet. If it is missing, that may be your problem. If you pull the boot over the **** you should be able to see the threads for this nut (the boot unattaches from the console piece by simply pulling gently) there are 4 tabs around the base of it. Hope this helps, I would NOT recommend glue because if you have issues down the road, you may not be able to properly service the car...
That actually did help alot. Turns out the collar nut actually was on the ****, but was somehow loose enough to allow the **** to slide off the lever, so i took it off, slid it back on the shifter, slid the **** back on, tightened it, and put the boot back on and it SEEMS to be good now. So i guess it just got loose. who knows. Thanks for your help!