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Evinrude VE48ESLCCC 1988 48 hp spl Reverse Problems

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When going in reverse,feel like and sounds like its not going all the way into gear,foward is fine..Was told to put in reverse and kick prop over with foot and see if it makes noise,it did.Did the same in foward it did not..What could it be,Clutch or lower unit?
 
Re: Evinrude VE48ESLCCC 1988 48 spl Reverse Problems

Assuming you have not had the lower unit off and turned the shift rod out of adjustment......

Could simply be a cable out of adjustment, check and adjust as follows:

(Centering Shift Cable)
(J. Reeves)

When all is as it should be, the proper method to adjust the shift cable is to disconnect the cable from the engine. Move the shift linkage on the engine to find the center of the play in neutral, and when found, leave it centered.

Now, grab the end of the shift cable sleeve, push and pull it to find the center of the play there, and center that play.

Adjust the trunion on the threaded portion of the shift cable so that the centered play of the cable lines up with the centered play of the engine's shift linkage. Install and lock the shift cable with the retaining clamp in that position. That's it.

If centering the cable as above makes no improvement, in all probability the lobes on the dog and gear is worn/rounded off.
 
Re: Evinrude VE48ESLCCC 1988 48 spl Reverse Problems

joereeves said:
Assuming you have not had the lower unit off and turned the shift rod out of adjustment......

Could simply be a cable out of adjustment, check and adjust as follows:

(Centering Shift Cable)
(J. Reeves)

When all is as it should be, the proper method to adjust the shift cable is to disconnect the cable from the engine. Move the shift linkage on the engine to find the center of the play in neutral, and when found, leave it centered.

Now, grab the end of the shift cable sleeve, push and pull it to find the center of the play there, and center that play.

Adjust the trunion on the threaded portion of the shift cable so that the centered play of the cable lines up with the centered play of the engine's shift linkage. Install and lock the shift cable with the retaining clamp in that position. That's it.

If centering the cable as above makes no improvement, in all probability the lobes on the dog and gear is worn/rounded off.
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I'm having the same issues and have adjusted the trunion back and forth ... sometimes it works, sometimes I lose forward, sometimes I lose reverse. Is it that sensitive an adjustment? Also, does there have to be a balance adjustment between the shift cable and throttle cable simultaneously? Thanks!

Red
 
Play in cable and bushings might make problems from time to time. I normally used Joe's method above as initial adjustment, then fine tuned:
Check that the shift arm on engine is vertical when in neutral! (If not, shift rod may not be correctly adjusted).
Start the engine.
Carefully shift from neutral to forward and neutral to reverse.
Note the angle of the remote shift lever just when it starts to engage. That angle should be the same in both forward and reverse.
If gear does not fully engage either in forward or reverse after adjustment, check for play in cable, bushings and even remote itself.
 
if it were me, first id isolate the issue. Id disconnect the shift linkages to the shift arm on the motor... then while the motor was running, Id shift the arm manually by hand, and see how the motor responds. if it stays in gear in both forward and reverse, then the lower unit and or shift rod adjustment is fine. If not, Id look at re adjusting the shift rod and trying over again....if it continues to jump out of gear, you might have to take the LU apart and look at the clutch dog.

if the motor DOES shift fine by hand, then your issue is in the throlle cable/ throttle cable adjustment.. you could have a sloppy cable or you might onlyy have it adjusted too far one way...which is easy to fix.

bob
 
Removed the shift cable from the shifter on the side of the motor and tried to engage it in forward and reverse ... both just made a grinding sound and would not engage. Had it in the shop last week and they replaced seals, impeller, but said clutch dog looked fine. When hooked to a water hose, I can engage in gear with the shift arm, but when in the water (under a load) it will sometimes go into Forward and/or Reverse ... but usually not both ... and sometimes neither! It sounds like the shift rod is out of adjustment. What is the proper adjustment procedure, length, etc. Thanks!
 
Does the shift rod move easily? I mean really easy.

If the shift cover on the lower is bad it will be hard to set up the shifting.

6-7 turns in on the shift rod.
 
the shift lever (on side of motor) moves relatively easily by hand ... haven't pulled the lower unit yet ... what does shift rod attach to on top side? Thanks
 
A rough check if the shift rod is correctly adjusted is to have a look at the shift arm on the engine where you attach the cable. It must be vertical when in neutral.
 
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