I have a 86 wellcraft scarab one with a 355 chevy boat has been well taken care of motor had a high performance rebild and is has a mercrury factory lower unti with the pointed nose cone and low water intakes instead of on the sides like usual i had a lil trouble with forward this year it was revving a little befor going into gear so i asked a mech how to adjust and he explained and i did what i thought was right tried it then i had no forward so i just adjustested the lower cable tile it shifted good both ways...now is the method goin to hurt anything? and heres my other question not sure if its related but i just noticed that i can pull the prop and shafta in and out about 1/8 to 3/16 " and when i spin the prop in reverse (boat out of water ) i hear a noise inside the lower unit like a clicking i guess is this normal? i just dropped the oil no water and just usual lil bit of metal on magnet. i have a service manual but it does not show my particular shifter controls and how to adjust (commander remote controls ).another thing i have noticed is that i remember him tellin me the prop should lock in forward and reverse when doin the adjusting and now it dolesnt lock in reverse. P.s the boat shifts fine on the water . any help will be appreciated =)
