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I had an issue where the shift lever Broke and the shift detent came apart. I have since taken apart the entire lower unit and replaced the shift lever and Re-Assembled.
I then tested shifting on the "ears" in my driveway and all worked as intended.
I then went to my local lake and it ran...
This is the broken one, I'll be heading to the marina tomorrow to pick up a couple gaskets and the replacement part + fluid and i may be on the water tomorrow evening!!! Thanks for the inspiration to dig into it!!!
Update:: I have dropped the lower unit. As it turns out the issue is that the shift rod / Detent assy has seprated. I found the ball but not the spring yet and the shift rod came out on the end of the vertical linkage.
I got the ball out and while playing around with the assembly i was able to...
If im evaluating correctly, the shift lever is moving its full range of motion at the power head, and the **** lever is moving up and down. So your saying that it broke off at the gearbox and ruined the entire gearbox?
Preface: Stuck unknown object in water and broke prop, Limped to shore in forward.
New prop acquired, but stuck in foreward,
Removed cotter pin from linkage on the motor to free up shift lever that travels under the powerhead to the vertical shift rod. Seems as if the shift linkage is free...
