Tranny linkage adjustment

Well my car had a bench style shifter and I recently put in a pistol grip. But it grinded before I installed the pistol grip.

Yea it has oil in it but its probably low.

Now i put a drill bit thru the shifter to hold everything in neutral, once i do that do i still need to out each lever in neutral? I thought being in neutral...they were in neutral. I know its a stupid question to ask, but I dont know