Yamaha 8 HP wont go into gear. HELP!

robertjp

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I have a 2006 Yamaha 8 HP motor I use for trolling. Today it started right up but when I pushed the shifter in forward or reverse, it just stayed in neutral. It just wont come out of neutral. Can anyone help me out here? Thanks in advance Bob
 

robert graham

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Remove upper cowling and take a look at shifter cables/mechanism....may be loose or need adjustment
 

robertjp

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Remove upper cowling and take a look at shifter cables/mechanism....may be loose or need adjustment


I did and the cable shifter moves smoothly forward and reverse but it doesnt seem to be moving anything. Looks like all is well bit I noticed there is a metal plate that goes in and out when you shift and there is a screw hole with no screw in it. Problem is if a screw was in it, I dont think it would move back and forth. I also noticed the prop would not spin so maybe its in gear? When it was started the prop was not moving.
 
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