BMW: 1987 BMW 325i transmission only reverses, forward gears, bmw 325i

Question
Hi, as I was driving my 325i I changed from 1st to 2nd with a bit of power and force, I heard a loud metal noise,I tried to accelerate and the car would not move and the stick shift was completely loose (as if it came out of some socket). The car starts but does not engage all of its forward gears.  To engage reverse gear I need to fiddle with it a bit and push forcefully to the left.  Could you please advise if the transmission or the linkage are faulty or if I need to rebuild the transmission.  Many Thanks

Answer
Emanuel,
 Take a look under the car, and make sure your linkage did not become disconnected.  Hopefully this is the problem.

 Otherwise it sounds like you may have broken something inside the transmission.

 Have a tranny shop work on the transmission.

 Josh