Replacing shift shaft on a 904 - help, maybe?

It looks like the small shaft has slipped "down" in side the large shaft. Can you pull it up,???. You can remove the neutral saftey switch, and may be pry it up. Their is a small "E" clip that holds the small shaft up, if its missing the small shaft will slide down, inside the larger one. Their are two seals total, one on large shaft, one in small shaft, under the "E" clip. It should look like the pic of the grungy one, when the small shaft is up. I see the "E" clip is on the small shaft. Get e new clip, as that one maybe worn out. clamp a small vice grip on the shaft to hold it up, while you replace/reposision the "E" clip, there is a slot on the small shaft for the clip.
Dave