A833 gearbox 4th gear doesn't work

That is what we called a crash box. I use to run a Ford Top loader 4 speed (because it had a 2.78 first gear) in my 69 Camero bracket car. This helped eliminate missed shifts. But the problem is it is a race piece only. When not racing you had to push the clutch in and snatch the shifter into the next gear. Second and third is probably done the same way?