Re: Evinrude Shifting Problems
The whole key to diagnosis is that shift rod. Your trouble has to be either upstairs or downstairs. You don't seem to be grasping the idea. And I can't be there to check it for you.
If the shift rod moves up and down and it doesn't shift the gears, there is trouble in the lower unit. WD won't help a bit.
If there is any slack in between when the shift lever moves and the rod moves, it is broken under the powerhead. When one moves, the other must move. BTW, when the clevis breaks it does tend to make it difficult to move the shift lever....sometimes. Hate to make this more confusing, but those motors also corrode the upper half of the shift rod till it breaks in two. Just before that happens, it bends back and forth. But it's still a under-the-powerhead situation.