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get1on

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I have a 225 on the back of a 25' parker with dual station morse controls. I have eliminated the morse controls and cables as the issue by disconnecting one by one. I have narrowed to the motor and disconnected the shift linkage at the motor. When operating with my hand, intermittently the shift from neutral to reverse or forward seens very stiff and hangs up (will not go into gear). There is a slight clunk noise in the lower unit when it does go into gear but nothing that sounds to loud. I just changed th lower unit oil and even flushed with a half quart of new oil didn't see the first bit of metal other than the very fine fillings attached to the magnetic plug. What could cause the stiff shifting and is there a way to adjust it before it gets worse.
 
I have the same set up with dual Morse controls at two helms. The "clunk" is normal. You first need to make sure your throttle set up is correct. Here is the procedure...

First, with engine off, take off the cover, put in gear (gently), push throttle full open and inspect whether the throttle lever arm (at the cable cam wheel) is up against the stopper. It should be. If not, before adjusting, pull throttle back to idle speed, put shifter in neutral, and follow the cables to the throttle cam wheel (on top of the engine toward the rear) and make sure they are not damaged or kinked.

At the throttle cam wheel, make sure the adjustment nuts are tight. Measure the distance between the adjustment bracket and the end of the cable adjustment threads. They should be 9 mm on both. If not, adjust.

Back to the throttle cam where the lever is located - measure the length from the end of the threaded part back to the adjustment nut - the open side (to your left as you are facing it) should be 14 mm. The close side (to your right) should be 19mm. If not, adjust.

Put back in gear, and push throttle all the way forward. Throttle arm on the cable cam should be up against the stopper. If not, then you likely have a problem with the cable from your throttle control to your engine, which will need to be adjusted or replaced.

If the throttle arm is up against the stopper, then look at there the roller sits in the throttle cam. It looks like a fat inverted "L". The roller should be almost touching the top of the narrow part of the "L". Then pull the throttle lever at your control all the way back, and put the engine in neutral. The roller should now line up with the "V" mark on the foot of the "L." If not, adjust the linkages until the roller does what it is supposed to do - nearly touch the stopper at full throttle and line up with the "V" mark at minimum throttle.

Once that is all in adjustment, then go back and test your shift linkages.
 
Yes. I've had that issue. The best thing you can do is pony up the bucks for a Helm shop manual. That will take you through the entire process of adjusting throttle and shifting.
 
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