[MotorlessCSJ16]

My motor shifts fine in and out of forward but only shift into reverse when it wants to (while the motor's running of course). I decreased the idle RPM and it help a little but it's definitely at a very low idle right now.

Only other thing I could think of is shift linkage needs adjusting. How do I do this?

[verado7]

is this a tiller model or does it have the remote mounted controls ? post back . but i can add that small outboards dont really have a strong reverse gear assembly - they are very easily broken compared to larger models - usually nothing to worry about mine still runs fine 10 years after breaking the reverse . i was slowing down at my crab trap ( not slow enough) when i hit reverse and pop - bye bye reverse .by the way in the good ole days they didnt even put reverse on small outboards for that reason - they just sort of became a convenience .

[MotorlessCSJ16]

Originally Posted by verado7

is this a tiller model or does it have the remote mounted controls ? post back . but i can add that small outboards dont really have a strong reverse gear assembly - they are very easily broken compared to larger models - usually nothing to worry about mine still runs fine 10 years after breaking the reverse . i was slowing down at my crab trap ( not slow enough) when i hit reverse and pop - bye bye reverse .by the way in the good ole days they didnt even put reverse on small outboards for that reason - they just sort of became a convenience .

It's a tiller model with the shift in the handle. It stays in/comes out of reverse just fine...when it wants to. If not, it just won't go in. It feels stuck. Really weird...

I figure the linkage may just need some tweaking as it doesn't grind or anything.