Tranny problem help..

So my cousin is giving me his 93 DA for free but the only thing is that the tranny does get out of first. He said it was working fine but one day he couldnt get it out of first. His friend told him that it might just be the shift linkage. I was just wondering what you guys thought it could be. thanks in advance

Does the shift lever move?

could be spring slipped out of basket on the clutch disk, thats common.