I recently purchased a 1969 55 hp Johnson with electric shift. I got it home and started it and realized it would only go in forward gear. After reading the answers on your forum I did it all. I drained the oil, checked voltage to the lower gear housing wiring, all tests were positive. I still only had forward gear. I pulled the leg and pulled the solenoids I noticed small pin at the end of the rod was laying on top of the hydraulic pump. I re-attached it to the solenoid rod installed it put the leg back on and YAHOO I had forward, reverse and neutral!!! Life was good again!! I though I would run the engine for 15 minutes before heading for the lake. Just before shutting it off I thought I?d better shift it again. It went into reverse, neutral, forward, when I went back to neutral it was locked in forward. Once again I removed the leg to check to selenoid shifting rod everything was fine. I put the leg back on and during instillation I noticed the prop would turn in both directions (should be locked in forward right?). I then thought I had to pull the bottom gears. In doing so I noticed the clutch dog forward ears were rounded slightly everything else looked fine. I washed all the parts in varsal coated it with type C omc oil. I decided to remove the clutch dog and reversed it. The reverse dogs were in a one shape. I reassembled the bottom gear case and still I can turn the prop shaft in both directions. If ANYBODY has any answers I would really appreciate some help before I loose what little hair I have left. Thanks very much Gary
