1992 yamaha 2-Stroke 85hp tiller handle lower unit

[Dano3578]

If I remember correctly, when I first bought this motor(5years ago) it always made clicking noise while in neutral and I'd spin the prop by hand. While motor is off of course. Fast forward to last week. My cousin slammed it into reverse while it was idling kind of high. I tore the lower unit down and found that the dog clutch is worn and the pin that holds it on the shaft was bent. I have seals and new parts mentioned above on order. My question is can the bent pin cause the dog to ride ever so slightly on the drive gear causing the noise ?

 

[Dano3578]

I'm also wondering what else can cause the linkage to be off causing the noise ? I've been told to adjust the linkage near the power head but I run out of threads. When using the shift handle on tiller, the linkage is almost all the way in reverse before the noise stops while in neutral.

The splines on top and bottom of the shift rod look good. I ordered a new shift lobe though. It showed a little wear.

 

[99yam40]

someone trying to shift while motor is not running can cause the shift shaft to twist.
found that on my brothers old C60, along with the bent pin.

But maybe someone did not have everything in neutral when stabbing the lower unit in