Re: Trouble Shifting
I took the shift rod access plate off and it is still connected in there, when I move the manual shift lever the rod can move up and down about an inch maybe. There is only 1 position that the shift lever will click into while the motor is not running and then I can spin the prop by hand in a half circle but can't do a full rotation, I tried spinning the prop and then changing gears and can't get it to switch gears,
What I am thinking is that something in the gears is held up and the motor really isn't in neutral while I am trying to start it and that is adding resistance and not allowing the flywheel to turn as fast as it needs to to build up compression and start. Awhile back when I was changing the lower unit oil I made the mistake of taking out the pinion screw (acutal name?) and then I had to align the whole and throw it in gear and then put the screw in, could this have something to do with the problem I am having? Any other ideas before I rip the lower unit apart, I really didn't want to do that until winter but I guess I might have to, I have already rebuilt the ignition, carb, starter, and was hoping I would be able to get it started without ripping apart the lower unit but it looks like I might have to?