parrafooty
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- Feb 21, 2011
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Hi all I have recently purchased a 1996 125hp merc outboard (2+2 system). The motor runs great but has a little trouble finding forward gear. There is too much play in the prop shaft away from the lower leg. what this basically means is that when the motor should be in gear the prop isnt spinning. I can free spin the prop by hand both directions. if i push the shaft in it engages. similarly when running if i trim up a bit the weight of the prop moves the shaft enough to engage. any ideas why this could be happening? I have adjusted the selector the issue is definately somewhere in the lower leg.