Hello all.
I have been fighting with a 1977 Johnson 70 hp outboard.
The problem I am having is (I believe) in the gear case. The motor will shift into fwd gear fine and then when trying for reverse it will clunk as if the clutch dogs are not fully engaging.
I can adjust shift cable and linkage till i can get reverse gear but then it does the same thing for forward gear.
I pulled the motor off the boat, dropped the gearcase and measured the shift shaft height. it was a bit too low according to the resource i found for the height. (sorry I dont remember exactly where i found the info now) Anyways, after adjusting the shift shaft height we reassembled the motor and put it back on the boat. it seemed to be better but still not quite right. As this is a rental boat it must be absolutely correct and reliable. Does this sound like a clutch dog problem?? I really dont want to keep pulling the motor and tearing it apart until i get some solid info on the cause of this problem. I know how to do the repairs but this being as old of a motor as it is I cant spend more and more $$ on unnecessary parts.
Sorry for sounding long winded, just trying to give as much info as i can..
thanks in advance......
I have been fighting with a 1977 Johnson 70 hp outboard.
The problem I am having is (I believe) in the gear case. The motor will shift into fwd gear fine and then when trying for reverse it will clunk as if the clutch dogs are not fully engaging.
I can adjust shift cable and linkage till i can get reverse gear but then it does the same thing for forward gear.
I pulled the motor off the boat, dropped the gearcase and measured the shift shaft height. it was a bit too low according to the resource i found for the height. (sorry I dont remember exactly where i found the info now) Anyways, after adjusting the shift shaft height we reassembled the motor and put it back on the boat. it seemed to be better but still not quite right. As this is a rental boat it must be absolutely correct and reliable. Does this sound like a clutch dog problem?? I really dont want to keep pulling the motor and tearing it apart until i get some solid info on the cause of this problem. I know how to do the repairs but this being as old of a motor as it is I cant spend more and more $$ on unnecessary parts.
Sorry for sounding long winded, just trying to give as much info as i can..
thanks in advance......
