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1999 Johnson 90 J90PLEEB Shift Shaft Question

OK, I have rebuilt race car motors, transmissions, rear ends, brakes, etc... Nothing has prepared me for resealing the lower unit of my Johnson outboard. I have a SELOC repair manual that covers the process but it was not after running into many issues did my 43 year old son suggest YouTube. Wow... Lots of information. Well, of course, the suggestion came after the disassembly and resealing. I am now preparing for re-assembly. On all of the YouTube videos, they tell you to measure BEFORE removal the shift shaft position. If it said to do that in the manual, I missed it. Well, my question is, any suggestions on how far to screw the shift shaft in initially? I feel sure there will plenty of alignment issues with the shift pin so I am trying to reduce the number of time I have to raise and lower the lower unit to rotate the shaft. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you. Carter,:cool: the "Rookie Outboard Man"
 
No worries. Here is a good tutorial on how to make a shift rod height tool: https://youtu.be/Ufy6W9EI1cg

I think you have a 60 degree motor which means your shift rod height is supposed to be 21 1/4".

If you have a V4 looper (bubble back exhaust) then the measurement will be 21 15/16".

basically, be sure to measure from the top mating edge of the lower unit to the center of the shift pin hole.

KJ
 
No worries. Here is a good tutorial on how to make a shift rod height tool: https://youtu.be/Ufy6W9EI1cg

I think you have a 60 degree motor which means your shift rod height is supposed to be 21 1/4".

If you have a V4 looper (bubble back exhaust) then the measurement will be 21 15/16".

basically, be sure to measure from the top mating edge of the lower unit to the center of the shift pin hole.

KJ
In neutral........
 
The shift rod height is something you SET.--------Then do not adjust it again.------You move the shift lever to get the pin in.
 
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