I have a 66 9.5 and when I put it in forward it jumps out of gear and will grind the gears like its not going into gear all the way. Also, when its in forward, the shifter is down so far that you can't turn the motor to the right very far without the shift lever hitting the mounting bracket. I split the case, and the linkage was connected properly at the split point. The dog is a little rounded on the edges but don't look too bad and the gears themselves look fine. Works GREAT in reverse by the way. Is there any adjustment to this linkage that I can't see? Any advice will be appreciated.