no reverse

[just shawn]

just bought a 1990 15 horse force tiller motor, runs fine in barrel, shift into forward it does fine, shift to reverse, nothing, hold lever over as far as it will go reverse catches but doesn't kick up water like i think it should... is there anyone who might have suggestion on what might be the problem??

 

[grant1973]

Re: no reverse

hmmmm I had a sim problem with my 1965 35hp Crysler a few weeks ago.<br /><br />My fix ended up being a very simple adjustment in the shift linkage on the oustide of the motor just below the powerhead, close tot eh transom. There is a what looks like a long nut like maybe 2 inches with a single lock nut. I simple had to untighten the lock nut and then with a small wrench adjust the longer "nut" up or down at the same time I rotated the prop with my hand untill I found the adjustment that locked forward when shifted into forward and reverse when shifted in reverse and nuetrul was nuetrul. IF you have ever adjusted a clutch cable on a motor bike or even the brake on a mountain bike....then you can do this. Maybe this is your fix? Good luck

 

[just shawn]

Re: no reverse

took lower unit apart today, clutch dogs looked like new. adjusted shift linkage, several times, still didn't help, is the shift pin supposed to have a spring on it?? if so, could this be causing my problem if there isn't one?