genuinegemini
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I can't seem to figure out how the side shifter comes off of my 1990 Chris Craft 197 Concept Bowrider. It has an OMC 4.3L in it. I have tried everything to get the shifter off, but to no avail. Everyone keeps saying something about a set screw, but there isn't one. I have rotated the shifter forward and backward and there is no access point for a set screw. The housing on the back will not come apart either even after removing the three screws on the back. I took the center bolt out of the shifter and I can get it to come forward a bit where it will pivot back and forth freely, but it won't come off and appears to have a spring that pulls it back in when I let go. I read somewhere that I have a concealed shifter, but there were no detail on how to take it off. Any help would be greatly appreciated because my next step is a sledge hammer (j/k).