1988 Yamaha 25HP 25ELG How to adjust shifting lever

w2much

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I removed the lower unit to do an impeller and shift rod boot repair. I obviously did not get it right after reinstalling the lower unit. When running in neutral I can hear the gears grinding a bit. If I push the shift lever forward towards the engine(reverse )the sound goes away. I can see that the shift rod needs to go down a bit and that puts the engine in full neutral. Does the shift rod from the lower unit adjust up and down. It does on my Evinrude but I am unfamiliar with where this adjustment is on this motor.
 

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O K . Figured it out. The shift rod connecting nut, part # 25 in the diagram is where the adjustment is done.
 
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