Hi all,
Iid like to apoligize in advance for being so wordy...The problem I'm having seems to be common one. But the common procedure to fix this problem isn't working for me..The outboard will run and shift fine on earmuffs, but won't completely shift into reverse while in the water. Also while in neutral, when you manually spin the prop there is an audible clicking sound The shift cable was completely adjusted out, so I bought and installed a new one with no effect. Also with the new cable, even after adjusting it all the way out, also did the same thing. To rule out the lower unit, I disconnected the shift cable from the slide on the engine side to manually shift the motor, it shifts fine. I also checked and inspected the controls while installing the new cable and it operates fine. I also removed the lower unit to make sure the shift shaft was in the proper position, since I had previously taken it off during a powerhead swap, which I will explain In a moment. The shaft was in the proper position so I tried to hold the slide(the slide that the cable bolts to and the shift linkage is also attached to ) slightly forward as I installed the lower unit, thinking possibly the shaft splines could have been off a little since i can push the slide a little to aft and the prop will spin with no clicking. If the cable had another 1/4" of throw it would eliminate the clicking and it would go fully in reverse. Should there be a bit of tension on the cable toward reverse to be in neutral gear ? Each time I tried I couldn't get the LU to go together, as if the shift shaft couplers will only go on one way.it would slip in fine in the same darn position. Anyway, I'm now thinking that maybe there is just too much play between the linkages and shaft points. . I'm stumped at this point and hopefully a fresh set of eyes will help. Thanks for your help.
Background Info; I bought a boat that was docked in saltwater with no bonding wires on the outboard ser# 0G603864). The powerhead ran good but everything below the cowling was completely corroded. I bought another complete motor (ser# 0G699041) which had a locked up powerhead but everything else is pristine. I swapped powerheads and installed the new unit on the boat. The only difference between the two is the new replacement motor that we used the cowling on down is an Offshore series with an 5" extension kit making it an xxl shaft. Thanks!!
Iid like to apoligize in advance for being so wordy...The problem I'm having seems to be common one. But the common procedure to fix this problem isn't working for me..The outboard will run and shift fine on earmuffs, but won't completely shift into reverse while in the water. Also while in neutral, when you manually spin the prop there is an audible clicking sound The shift cable was completely adjusted out, so I bought and installed a new one with no effect. Also with the new cable, even after adjusting it all the way out, also did the same thing. To rule out the lower unit, I disconnected the shift cable from the slide on the engine side to manually shift the motor, it shifts fine. I also checked and inspected the controls while installing the new cable and it operates fine. I also removed the lower unit to make sure the shift shaft was in the proper position, since I had previously taken it off during a powerhead swap, which I will explain In a moment. The shaft was in the proper position so I tried to hold the slide(the slide that the cable bolts to and the shift linkage is also attached to ) slightly forward as I installed the lower unit, thinking possibly the shaft splines could have been off a little since i can push the slide a little to aft and the prop will spin with no clicking. If the cable had another 1/4" of throw it would eliminate the clicking and it would go fully in reverse. Should there be a bit of tension on the cable toward reverse to be in neutral gear ? Each time I tried I couldn't get the LU to go together, as if the shift shaft couplers will only go on one way.it would slip in fine in the same darn position. Anyway, I'm now thinking that maybe there is just too much play between the linkages and shaft points. . I'm stumped at this point and hopefully a fresh set of eyes will help. Thanks for your help.
Background Info; I bought a boat that was docked in saltwater with no bonding wires on the outboard ser# 0G603864). The powerhead ran good but everything below the cowling was completely corroded. I bought another complete motor (ser# 0G699041) which had a locked up powerhead but everything else is pristine. I swapped powerheads and installed the new unit on the boat. The only difference between the two is the new replacement motor that we used the cowling on down is an Offshore series with an 5" extension kit making it an xxl shaft. Thanks!!
