Z32 Tranny, no 2nd, 4th or reverse

[Mikester]

Z32 TT trans in S13 (SR20)

As stated, out of the blue, I had no 2nd, 4th or reverse. Nothing went 'pop' or snapped, no weird noises, no grinded shifts etc... 1st, 3rd & 5th work like champs- drove the car home 25+ miles in traffic./freeway no additional woes. Clutch, PP, MC, pivot, slave etc are all either new or in perfect working order... again, tranny itself seems to operate nice & smooth in the gears I CAN get into lol

Before I drove the car home, I got under it and found the shifter mechanism was loose, so I tightened it all up... Still no 2,4 or R...

My theory is that maybe the return spring fingers came off-track when the shifter was loose; not allowing the striker to go forward (2nd, 4th, R)... Does this sound logical?

I apologize for not searching- anyone who posts from a gov't computer will vouch for why lol

Will try Google in the meantime, but wonder if anyone here may have had this 'experience'

Thanks~

Mike