Sorry if this sounds dumb, I'm new to this. do I need to have the transmission in a certain position and my gear shifter before I put on the top of the case. and if so how would I now that gear there in by looking at them. how do I now there both in the same gear position. Thanks for all your help

Tried searching, but it is not working for me this morning. tried trolling to no success. gonna be one of those days. 06 M50 with close to 75k miles, clutch just started sliding if I didn't drive it like grandma. So I got a new one with a spring kit. followed the manual step by step. Except we...