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OK, so you say that the blue shift lever is identical to the broken shift lever you removed from the engine. And, it sounds like you have not removed the gearcase at all, you checked the shift rod connector, it seemed OK. Correct so far?
Is the shift lever loose on the shaft now, looks like the retaining screw is loose. Is the gearcase in neutral now even though the slot isn’t lined up with the threaded part of the shift shaft? I’m guessing it is not in neutral now, at least hoping so anyway. I would just try to push the shift lever into reverse, once the shift lever shaft is bottomed (in gear), the shift lever slot will move back to the threaded part of the shaft so you can get the retaining screw in place anyway.
Don’t know if I am explaining what I’m thinking very well. But, I’m thinking you may not really have a problem. I’m guessing that the gearcase isn’t really in neutral even though the shift lever is in the neutral detent.