74 mercury 500 shift issues

FLATHEAD MAC

Petty Officer 2nd Class
Joined
May 11, 2009
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IM CURRETLY HELPING A FISHIN BUDDY GET HIS BOAT ON THE WATER. HE BAUGHT BOAT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND WE ARE JUST GETTING TIME AND FUNDS TOGET HER DONE. WE GOT IT STARTED ( LOWER END SUBMERGED IN BARREL OF WATER) AND NOTICED THAT IT WASNT :("PEEING". SHUT IT DOWN TO AVOID ANY OTHER PROBLEMS.

PULLED LOWER END OFF TO REPLACE WATER PUMP ASSEM, THEN WAS DOUBLE CHECKING THE SHIFTING AND SOMETHING DOSNT SEEM RIGHT. WHEN SHIFT ROD ROTATED FULL CLOCKWISE AND TURN THE PROP COUNTERCLOCKWISE IT INGAGES THE DRIVESHAFT.

ROTATED FULL COUNTER CLOCKWISE TURNING THE PROP IN EITHER DIRECTION NOTHING
:confused:

ALSO SEEMS TO BE EXCESSIVE ENDPLAY . (? MIGHT BE WHY) BUT IM NOT SURE.

ANY INE COME ACROSS THIS , ANY LINKS TO CURE WOULD BE APPRECIATED

THANKS
 

Wingedwheel

Lieutenant Junior Grade
Joined
Jun 16, 2009
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Re: 74 mercury 500 shift issues

Sounds like you may have found REV and Neutral. Try rotating it one more click ccw and you should find FWD
 
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