Hey. So I removed and reinstalled made sure the pin went in on the shift rod casing so it's home as you say. But still getting no alignment. The forward gear seems to be too much forward to make room for pinion to align properly. I followed a diagram guide how to properly put together the shift...
No damage on gears only on clutch dog. And the shift rod is just in there not set yet. Need to find the right measurement. I had trouble getting the pinion into that place to begin with as there was no room what so ever. It seems as though the prop shaft is out too much not allowing alignment of...
Lol sorry for the vagueness. I'm putting a lower gear ase and lowered back together as the clutch dog was not fully engaging making the gear system slip/grind. But now I ran into the problem of the pinion gear not properly aligning which is keeping me from putting the shaft into the pinion.
It is a 1989 Johnson 90 hp. I'll attach what I mean now I got day light. So the picture show how off the pinion is which is not aligning nor allowing the shaft to go in.
