Alright. Figured it out. The circlip is missing. I was able to adjust the shift shaft into the proper placement and slide it into its correct place. However, this brings a new issue.
1- I've discovered that the oil seals at the top of the shift shaft seals are bad. These are the seals that...
I believe this is what's going on in my case. However, I attempted to turn the shift shaft to get it into alignment. This, I believe has done more harm than good. Now when I reinstall the lower unit, it'll immediately go into gear. But now FWD NEU and REV are all in gear. And I can physically...
Yes I removed it in neutral. I removed the shift shaft rod from the lower unit while changing the seals. Reinstalled it in the same way it came out. When I reinstalled in back on the motor, it doesn't seat in the shift rod coming out of the motor.
Yes I removed it in neutral. I removed the shift shaft rod from the lower unit while changing the seals. Reinstalled it in the same way it came out. When I reinstalled in back on the motor, it doesn't seat in the shift rod coming out of the motor.
So I decided to change the seals on my lower unit myself. Once the new seals were installed and the lower unit was reinstalled back on the motor, the lower unit wouldn't shift. The shift linkage appears to be operating correctly. It appears the 2 shift robs are not not seating properly. I...