dt 65 gear shaft

[celiamcphec]

hi, my dt 65 Suzuki 2002 gear shaft has come out of place while taking the lower unit off i have now had to take the propellor, bearings, and gears out the bottom of the lower unit to see the gear shaft and there was a steel ball and a spring ring loose in the bottom its a push/pull system but i still cannot figure out how to reconnect the rod, does anyone have any ideas any help would be very appreciated as there's very little information on the internet about this?
cheers