1976 Johnson 40 HP: Can?t Find Neutral

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TedCarman

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This motor is a manual shift. After removing the lower unit and inspecting gears, etc. I reassembled the lower unit and was able to ?feel? all three gears. After a day of usage, I am back to were I started. I can only find forward and reverse. There is no longer the ?clunking sound? when the I put the outboard into gear. Any ideas?

Also, the lower unit is leaking oil out of the propeller shaft... I would imagine this should be an easy fix by replacing the rear o-ring???

Any advice would be greatly appreciated?
 
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Re: 1976 Johnson 40 HP: Can?t Find Neutral

After fooling with the shifter again today, I have found that the transition from forward to reverse is "rock solid". It takes a lot of effort to put this motor into gear. Is this common with old 40 HP 76' Johnsons?
 
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Re: 1976 Johnson 40 HP: Can?t Find Neutral

no you have something wrong in the reinstallation. you need to have the lower unit pressure tested. to find the leak, then install a reseal kit. you really need an OEM manual for this. Outboardbooks.com
 
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