stiff gear stick and reverse light on constant

[ultrasound]

I did a funny gear change the other day and since then the gear lever has been really stiff with left/right movement and doesnt spring back to centre..

I assumed I have probably caused something to slip in the gear linkage, or maybe broken a bush?

The other thing is the car seems to think its always in reverse because the light is on constantly and you can hear the air circulation kicking in..

3 questions-

1) do I just loosen the nut on the gearbox and wiggle my gear stick to realign the linkage? or is there something more involved?
2) if there is a broken bush somewhere, anyone have an idea where to look?
3) could the reverse light being on be caused by the improper alignment of the linkage, or have I broken the switch?

cheers.

 

[CJRamze]

When you say "funny gear change" could you explain?
Were you moving forwards and threw it into reverse?

 

[ultrasound]

Hehe no not quite as funny as that!
I was just taking fourth from third and got half way accross the gate and decided to use 3rd again instead.