'75 Johnson 4hp..."Flywheel & Shiftcam"

[WATERTIMES]

Hey all!
Well I put all my tune-up parts on last evening{points,condensers,coils,fuelpump}everything went well.I align the flywheel,and put that on and now when I rotate the flywheel by hand,the "shift"cam is moving with it. What should I be looking for when I remove the flywheel again today for a correction?

 

[JB]

Re: '75 Johnson 4hp..."Flywheel & Shiftcam"

My guess is that you didn't set clearance between the flywheel and the coil cores and it is hung on a coil.

Set the coils so that there is a minumum of .010" clearance to the flywheel. I usually use a dollar bill as a "guage".

Really points out why you need a factory Service Manual to mess with any outboard.

 

[Xcusme]

Re: '75 Johnson 4hp..."Flywheel & Shiftcam"

Really points out why you need a factory Service Manual to mess with any outboard.

Ain't that the truth....

Anyway, this may help...align surfaces A and B

BTW, The thing you call the Shiftcam is called the armature plate.