Gear stick pulling out

[AE86less]

I have to profess that i don't know anything about what the different rings and surclip looking things up the gearstick are supposed to do/look like, so bear with me if my description is a bit tedious. The gearbox is a k50 in my ae85.

Sometimes when i am driving, if i don't push down into the gbox while im changing gear, the gearstick pops out of its socket thing in the box.

I recently replaced the bushing thing that the stick sits on (that deteriorates and makes shifting sloppy), and when i did it the rubber cover that goes from the top of the box and covers all the washers and stuff on the stick split. I have also noticed that the metal plate on the top of the box that the stick goes through gets quite loose.

The two things i just listed are my guess at why it pops out. I also need to replace the stick because the little knob thing on the end of the ball has broken and the movement between gears is rediculous (I'm talking a throw distance of 30-40cm).

Will replacing the stick and the rubber thing fix the problem? (And does anyone have one they wanna sell me?)

Edit: Are sticks interchangable between boxes?

[AE86less]

Anyone? This sounds like a dumb q. but i really need an answer, the car has been green stickered so it's next WoF test is going to be really strict, it won't pass with the stick in this condition.

[Ae92typeX]

able to post any pic's up?
may be able to identify what/if something wrong via them.

[AE86less]

I'll try and get some in the next few days, the car is at the panelbeaters getting some rust taken out of the door pillar. I should've thought of taking some before hand