Does anyone have a photo of what the shift rail is supposed to look like from above while in neutral?

 

I don't have a pix available at this time, but will try to provide a hopefully useful description..

Looking at the shift rails from the top with the shift tower off you should see 3 slotted rails. When the rails are in the neutral position all 3 slots line up together. With the shift stick installed the tip of the stick can slide in all 3 rails from left to right.
If any one of the slots does not line up with the other 2 , the rail has a fork on the lower end and that means it is in one of the gear positions.
Just take a screwdriver and you can move the rail back into the neutral position.They have a detent with a ball and spring , you might need to use a little force to move the out of place rail.

 

Thanks for the reply, so I got everything back together and found a picture of what it’s supposed to look like. I put the rails in place for neutral, and can shift into first but after that the shifter gets super loose and floppy and I’m unable to tell what gear I’m in. What’s the problem?