'76 55 hp evinrude will not go in gear unless tilted

MTYPockets

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Launched boat this weekend idled to dock to wait for friend to park truck. backed away from dock at idle and put in forward and nothing. Tried reverse and nothing. I have no gears, loaded back up and came home took cable loose and tried shifting and it went in gear. lowered motor and no gears tilted it goes into gear. Any ideas?? Thanks in advance for any help.
 

Joe Reeves

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Re: '76 55 hp evinrude will not go in gear unless tilted

Is this rig new to you or have you had it awhile and it shifted properly in the past? Having the engine tilted or upright should make no difference in the shifting setup.

Remove the shift cable from the engine and shift manually into gear by using the engine's shifting linkage alone. If the shift is still flawed, the problem is with the engine.... but if the engine shifts okay manually, the problem is with the remote control.
 

MTYPockets

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Re: '76 55 hp evinrude will not go in gear unless tilted

Has worked fine in past. Have shift cable removed and still same problem. Guess it's time for a rebuild on the lower!
 
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