Hi,a friend of mine recently bought a boat with 45 HP Chrystler motor,she put it into the water and could`nt get reverse and I`ve also had a try and could`nt!Any suggestions please?
Do you know the year and model number? Motor leg should have six bolts and nuts to remove the covers. There should be a coupler the connects the upper and lower shift linkages there. It is about two inches long and looks like a long nut. One side has reversed threads. Before making adjustment you will want to have two people. Disconnect spark plugs for safety and make sure battery is disconnected. Shift motor into neutral and turn prop with your finger while your partner slowly shifts forward. When prop starts to lock up and not spin free mark that spot. Do the same in reverse. You will want to adjust that coupler till it is centered on the shifter. There is not a lot of adjustment here so if you go too far the other way it is much more important to have forward then it is to have reverse.
At first motor would not go in reverse,adjusted`long nut`or coupler in relation to forward/reverse shift lever!Motor goes forward/reverse but does not go in neutral!please help...
It has to go into neutral if you can get forward and reverse. It may be farther forward or towards reverse but it has to go into neutral. When adjusting the coupler you may have gone too far. Do as I described in the beginning of this post. With your finger on the prop with someone else shifting find where the prop spins freely in both directions. That is neutral
