The shift knob in my '04 HCH MT spins around when I'm shifting. I just bought the car, so I'm not sure if it was always like this. I can't turn it to tighten it because the boot is attached to the knob. Does anyone else have this problem? How can I fix it? Surprisingly, I searched everywhere for an answer to this and couldn't find it. Any help is much appreciated.

Thanks,
-Josh

p.s. I also have many questions about battery charge (like why am I always fighting to keep it above 1/4), but I'll save those for a later post.