Motor slams into gear but shifts easy !

miyates

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i have looked at threads all over the net but havent had any luck with my question i have a 1997 merc bigfoot 60 hp. when i put it in gear sometimes the motor slams into gear jerking the whole boat and it is very noisy making a clunking sound however once it is in gear it runs great! I dont think this is normal since it doesnt do it all the time but do any of you guys have any idea as to what is causing this problem?
 

Jake.

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Re: Motor slams into gear but shifts easy !

what are your RPMs at idle?
 

Timestep

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Re: Motor slams into gear but shifts easy !

what are your RPMs at idle?

+1
 

americaneagler77

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Re: Motor slams into gear but shifts easy !

let the motor idle down before throwin it into gears
 

reddogg

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Re: Motor slams into gear but shifts easy !

x3, whats your idle at?

Red
 

miyates

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Re: Motor slams into gear but shifts easy !

the problem has been fixed my throttle cables needed adjusted just slightly because the throttle moved just a hair before the motor went into gear. thanks for the input though!
 
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