Seal and bushing wear?

I have a 1998 FXD with a factory forward control kit added. I placed a Kury Ackyn timing hole cover on. This prompted me to move the shifter rod from the inside most connection point on the front shifter lever, to the outer point, so the shiffter rod did not rub the cover. This places the shifter rod at more of an angle outward. Will the heim joint compensate for the additional stress placed on the transmission shifter shaft or will it adventually cause the seal to leak? Any ideas? In the factory position the rod runs at a bit of an angle from transmission shaft connection to forward control connection anyway, but this increases the angle quite a bit.

Thanks for any knowlege on the issue.