Honda shift shift shaft

[Rjnelson1184]

Looking for some help. I have twin 2003 Honda 130hp engines. The starboard engine runs perfect. The port Engine is giving me trouble. When I put my boat in the water this year she was hard to shift into and out of gear. Also she wouldn’t go into gear then banged into gear. So I searched the web. It’s gotta be the cable. So I thought. I replaced the cable. No difference. I took apart the controls. All works as it should. Removed the lower unit and shifted by hand. Also works as it should. It took me 2 weeks of trouble shooting to figure out that it is the shift shaft assembly. What I’m talkkng about is the shaft that is directly under the silencer case. Unfortunately there is 0 information on the internet on how to replace this. What I think happened is some how water got into the assembly housing and froze and moved something around in there. Now she only goes about 3/4 of the way in both directions. What I had to do is tighten the nut on the shift cable just so I can get her into forward gear. But I have no reverse. Can anyone please explain how to get all the pieces out so I can inspect and replace these parts without removing the power head. Or anyone have another solution. I can’t afford new engines for a few more years. I have add a few photos from the mechanic Manuel

 

[ahicks]

Pulling that shaft is likely a pretty heavy duty project. On the smaller Honda's the lower unit and power head have to be removed.

If it's shifting at the travel extremes, there has to be some slop somewhere. That's what I would be tracking down. Disconnect the cable at the motor. Then check to see if there's a lot of slop there. If so, track it down to the worn part. Could be just a bushing it looks like.