Shift rod position after impeller change

[matiq]

Hi all,

I recently had my boat out the water for a impeller change (merc outboard)

I had a mechanic do this for me, and after being dropped back into the water I am now getting bad grinding the gears.

I have got hold of the person who done it for me and told him the problem, he said it is the shift rod position and it can be adjusted from the cables instead of dropping the leg again to change it.

I am a bit worried about this, I have searched online everywhere and all I can find is that the leg needs to be dropped and the rod position changed, but nothing about it can be adjusted on the cable.

Can anyone confirm that this can be sorted out by adjusting the cables instead of having to drop the leg again to get the correct measurement on the shift rod?

Many thanks for any help.

 

[racerone]

??----What motor and what serial # ??------They are not all the same.

 

[matiq]

Thanks for the reply, it is a F 25hp 2018 4stroke. I don't have the serial to hand

 

[racerone]

I would politely ask your mechanic to have a look again.

 

[matiq]

Is he correct if the position is a little bit off on the shift rod, it can be adjusted from the cable?

 

[rolmops]

It sounds to me that the mechanic screwed up. Presuming that you paid him , he should fix the problem that he created. There should have been no grinding gears and these "adjustments" sound to me like he is blowing you off.

 

[airshot]

Return it to your mechanic and have him correct what should have been done before returning it to you !! If the job was free then another story, but if you paid for the repair, make them do it correctly.

 

[matiq]

Thanks for the replys. The problem I have is getting the boat lifted out again this time of year (which also costs alot of money)

I was hoping someone could confirm that this can be done, or if it can't and it will need to have the leg dropped again

 

[boscoe99]

I can only address Yamaha branded motors but there are no lower unit defective installations that can be corrected for via cable adjustments.

I would suspect the same on Mercury's.

 

[Chris1956]

The mechanic may be correct. The shift cable could have been set (by the mechanic) just a bit wrong.

Set the control to neutral. Disconnect the shift cable at the motor. Now move the shift lever until centered in the neutral position. Adjust the shift cable to match the shift lever and reconnect it.

If that doesn't fix it, the mechanic needs to look at it again.

 

[racerone]

It should have been tested / checked / adjusted before the re-launch.

 

[airshot]

Thanks for the replys. The problem I have is getting the boat lifted out again this time of year (which also costs alot of money)

I was hoping someone could confirm that this can be done, or if it can't and it will need to have the leg dropped again

Once again...it was your mechanics mistake, he should be paying for having your boat brought back in !!

 

[cyclops222]

Can not post my feelings about your mechanic ?

 

[rolmops]

I am not sure if you have that possibility, but is there a place where you can get your boat to and drag the rear end out so that the engine is either over very shallow water or just on land? I used to do this at our lake. The lower unit can be removed that way without expensive removal from the water.

 

[cyclops222]

The mechanic is supposed to CORRECT the problem he has created. Not the owner.

 

[boscoe99]

The mechanic is supposed to CORRECT the problem he has created. Not the owner.

True but there is the cost to get the motor to the mechanic. Not the mechanics responsibility.

 

[cyclops222]

It most certainly is his fault

 

[airshot]

True but there is the cost to get the motor to the mechanic. Not the mechanics responsibility.

Yes it is....he let it go without properly checking it out !!