"Greetings once again JB, I ha
"Greetings once again JB, I have since fixed all the other problems with water into the bottom cylinder but now i am having trouble when putting the bottom leg back on!! I have the DIY CD manual that tells me that the selector should be in Forwards gear on the shift shaft and the merc controls also in FWD, but when i put it together and return the controls back to neutral i have to pull it back into reverse a little bit to get it to disengage FWD as if it is sticking. I noticed when selecting the FWD gear by hand with the leg off it is very stiff and clicks into gear with a clunk. then when I try and turn the prop it spins the drive shaft in both directions and is locked IE: no free spin in opposing direction as it does in reverse. I have not dismantled the lower leg at all and it was working fine before. I have checked all adjustment settings for linkage and they seem in order. Also if the gearbox is in FWD and I try and slide the selector back to neutral by hand when the cable is disconnected it jerks back almost into reverse like it is spring loaded. i have tried all different adjustments But it the shift shaft seemed preloaded with pressure and isnt sliding into FWD gear easily as reverse does. Please help I have tried everything i can think of. the problem is definately in the lower leg shift shaft unit but i cannot see how to resolve it."
"Greetings once again JB, I have since fixed all the other problems with water into the bottom cylinder but now i am having trouble when putting the bottom leg back on!! I have the DIY CD manual that tells me that the selector should be in Forwards gear on the shift shaft and the merc controls also in FWD, but when i put it together and return the controls back to neutral i have to pull it back into reverse a little bit to get it to disengage FWD as if it is sticking. I noticed when selecting the FWD gear by hand with the leg off it is very stiff and clicks into gear with a clunk. then when I try and turn the prop it spins the drive shaft in both directions and is locked IE: no free spin in opposing direction as it does in reverse. I have not dismantled the lower leg at all and it was working fine before. I have checked all adjustment settings for linkage and they seem in order. Also if the gearbox is in FWD and I try and slide the selector back to neutral by hand when the cable is disconnected it jerks back almost into reverse like it is spring loaded. i have tried all different adjustments But it the shift shaft seemed preloaded with pressure and isnt sliding into FWD gear easily as reverse does. Please help I have tried everything i can think of. the problem is definately in the lower leg shift shaft unit but i cannot see how to resolve it."