Hello to all,
I have a problem here. I just changed the impeller on a 1996 Mercury 115 for the first time. After a little trial and error, I got everything assembled with one slight issue. At first, the prop spun only clockwise in neutral. I read on a few posts about turning the short spline shaft on the gear box with pliers and I was able to find neutral. I mounted the gear box back on the motor with the shifter in neutral. From the shifter without the motor running, I am able to shift in forward (prop spinning freely clockwise), back to neutral (Prop spinning freely both ways), but it is very difficult to shift into reverse and when I do, the prop moves slightly ccw but stops and slightly cw but stops.
What did I do wrong here? Does the short spline shaft on the gear box need to be adjusted slightly? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I have a problem here. I just changed the impeller on a 1996 Mercury 115 for the first time. After a little trial and error, I got everything assembled with one slight issue. At first, the prop spun only clockwise in neutral. I read on a few posts about turning the short spline shaft on the gear box with pliers and I was able to find neutral. I mounted the gear box back on the motor with the shifter in neutral. From the shifter without the motor running, I am able to shift in forward (prop spinning freely clockwise), back to neutral (Prop spinning freely both ways), but it is very difficult to shift into reverse and when I do, the prop moves slightly ccw but stops and slightly cw but stops.
What did I do wrong here? Does the short spline shaft on the gear box need to be adjusted slightly? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.