Outdrive will not go back into transom

[Bt Doctur]

the lower shift shaft looks correct, the upper shoe needs a slight adjustment to be perfectly straight

 

[crazy charlie]

I have my shifter all the way in forward and when i go to install the drive i hold pressure on the propeller (counter clockwise) making sure it doesn’t pop out of forward while doing that i give it a good push.

But is the shifter straight??? Or off center as Bt.Doc has noticed.If it is
not straight ,it may get hung up on the slotted guide under the bell housing exhaust port.Charlie

 

[aidanmurphy]

Double check guide for shifter as others mentioned, that in combination with a proper alignment it should slide on easy. If everything is good with the shifter then you need to align gimbal bearing

 

[DuKn]

got in back on, engine was still aligned, what i ended up having to do was letting my trailer tounge lay on the ground on a jack and then jacking up the back of the boat, thanks for all the suggestions!

 

[MRS]

got in back on, engine was still aligned, what i ended up having to do was letting my trailer tounge lay on the ground on a jack and then jacking up the back of the boat, thanks for all the suggestions!

I had a omc that when I pulled the outdrive every year would come right off but when I went to put back on had to jack the rear of the trailer up a couple inches and would slide right on. First year was a hell of a time till I figured out I had to jack up the rear of the trailer now you got it figured out.