cjones4@hvc.rr.com
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Feb 8, 2003
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- 132
I have a 6HP Johnson Model # 6R-69M. (I'm guessing that makes it a 1969?). I have owned it since the mid 70's. A few years back it started getting hard to move the shift lever between gears. It got progressively worse until the shift lever broke off in my hand.After that I was still able to shift it with pliers on what was left of the shift lever. Even that got really hard to the point that I decided not to even try to shift it anymore and just start it and run in forward gear.(I use it as a mostly as a kicker). <br /><br /> 2 questions <br /><br /> 1. What is the probable cause of the hard shifting and how do I correct it?<br /><br /> 2.How do I remove/replace the shift lever? There is a grease fitting where it mounts but no visible nuts or screws. I don't have a replacement lever yet - I want to make sure I can fix the hard shifting problem before buying a lever.<br /><br /> I have a Clymer manual but it doesn't discuss this problem at all or show a breakdown of the parts involved.