thanks guys, i finally got it all sorted, i had to interlock the fork in the other position that i was, thats the arm that engages 4th, 5th gear, its what spins 360 degrees inside the housing. another thing was that i had to put the front plate on first which held everything in place and stoped the selctor rods from sliding to far forward and the damn dog teeth from poping out, that was driving me mental and engaging 2 gears at once. now ive checked it all and im bout to put it back in the car and go to wakefield for a track day on thursday now. thanks for your help edp