thanks for reply im new to this so not sure what those terms mean - is it likely the bottom of the gear stick, which is wiggling around freely, has become unbolted? would a photo help?

Hello, Last week i purchased my first Land Rover, a 1978T Series 3 88 SWB However the gearstick seems to have popped out of the selector - as i was changing from reverse to neutral, the gear stick got stuck and I could not get out of reverse! Ive taken the gearbox housing off, inside the...