2003 90hp Johnson Saltwater edition gears won't engage

biffula

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Was running down the lake about 3/4 speed. Did not hit anything, but all of a sudden, motor kicked out of gear. Motor runs fine, but prop won't spin in forward or reverse. Took prop off, it is not spun. Splines are in great condition.

Got it out of the water and when it is in gear, you can roughly spin the prop by hand. Cannot get gears to engage.

Had the carbs cleaned/rebuilt about 2 weeks ago. Don't know if anything they did then would have affected the shift lever. You can see the shift cable move the rod.

Thanks for any help.
 

boobie

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Re: 2003 90hp Johnson Saltwater edition gears won't engage

Sounds like a broken drive shaft.
 

biffula

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Re: 2003 90hp Johnson Saltwater edition gears won't engage

I was thinking something with the shift cable needing adjustment because of something that got out of whack when they were in working on the carb. Seems to me it would be pretty rare for the drive shaft to shear.
 
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