65hp mercury bottom end

[cotester]

Just wondering if anyone knows the way to line up the bottom end linkages I tried to and ended up finding forward neutral and no reverse oh ya not sure what year either but it has 650 on it also has thunderbolt ignition if that helps anything

 

[jajeeper]

Re: 65hp mercury bottom end

If you are asking what I think you are asking, this might help:<br /><br />Take the lower-unit back down , put control handle in neutral position.<br /><br />Turn shift shaft on foot counter-clockwise until it seems to stop with fingers......with a pair of pliers; continue turning CCW and it will click over to neutral position, check that the prop shaft spins to be sure it is in neutral.<br /><br />Put foot back on with control and foot in neutral.

 

[cotester]

Re: 65hp mercury bottom end

thanks for the input jajeeper another thing the plastic piece that fits on top of the shift shaft does it matter which way it goes on?

 

[jajeeper]

Re: 65hp mercury bottom end

Are you talking about the piece that slides down over the shift shaft and has a tapered edge around (sort of looks like a road winding up around a mountain)? If so, this is the piece that controls the reverse lock on the motor. There is another rod that extends down from the upper unit that sits on top of the piece described above. When you put the engine in reverse, the shift shaft rotates and that piece forces the reverse lock rod up, thus engaging the reverse lock. Therefore, it does need to be on a specific way. Not sure where exactly it should sit in neutral, but should be obvious how it should sit when in forward and when in reverse.<br /><br />Maybe someone else has a diagram or knows for sure how to set it in correctly...again, assuming that is the piece you are referring to.

 

[cotester]

Re: 65hp mercury bottom end

Yeah thats the one.just one prob it seems that you are the only one replying to me .Is there someone out there who can help me?

 

[jajeeper]

Re: 65hp mercury bottom end

BTT for you