76 merc 1150 wont fully engage in reverse

operator_624

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i have a '76 mercury 1150 inline 6 that I'm having reverse issues with. When trying to put it in reverse it sounds likes its not engaging fully. It goes into forward just fine. It just started doing this recently. I'm a noobie at repairing outboards so any advice would be appreciated.
 

bullbat

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Re: 76 merc 1150 wont fully engage in reverse

had you removed the lower unit recently of is this a problem that just started happening one day while out
 

operator_624

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Re: 76 merc 1150 wont fully engage in reverse

just started today. worked fine until i went out this morning.
 

bullbat

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Re: 76 merc 1150 wont fully engage in reverse

ur linkage could be out of adjustment i would try to put it in rev. manually at the pivot arm below the bottom carb and see what happens if the same you have to drop the foot and see what is goin on maybe its just in the linkage
 
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