83 Johnson 35 HP slips out of gear

baer1

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Engine is running great but it bucked once or twice at W.O.T. so I backed off and it did not slip again. Well next couple times out it has slipped more often but only in forward gear, even at slower and slower speed. Anyone had experience with this problem? I tried holding presure against the external shift arm, it did not slip out of gear until it reached top end so I think I ruled out the cable adjustment.
 

tashasdaddy

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Re: 83 Johnson 35 HP slips out of gear

clutch dog in lower unit. this gear have extreme square edges, and if the get worn they slip out of gear. time to investigate the lower unit. it is best to replace them as a set, forward, dog, reverse. trying to resurface them is a futile experiment, and not usually successful.
 
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