2006 Lk3054xs, 573 hours, loose shifter. Stuck in fourth gear.

[huffabub]

Hello, hoping someone can help me out a bit. Was spreading some stone this weekend and was switching between 1st and 4th gear when I would grab a fresh bucket. On the last scoop the shift handle went sloppy and I could no longer shift out of 4th. The shift lever could be lifted up about 4 inches and exposed a tapped thru hole that appears the have come undone. It looks like the shift assembly needs to be separated from the side of the transmission. In order to do that it looks like the floor pan needs to be removed. I have seen a few posts on the subject, but am a bit hesitant to dive in without understanding what I am going to get into regarding realigning forks to reassemble. Any guidance or tips would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

 

[JoelD]

 

[JoelD]

 

[huffabub]

Thank you very much