Evindure 88 SPL Shifting Issue

[jmontois340]

Hey guys

Me and my buddy just replaced the water pump on his 88 Evinrude. However, now that we have everything back together, we are havign trouble getting into forward gear. There is no stickyness in the throttle but you have to get the motor up to around 3,000 RPM for it to kick into gear.

We found that if you take the cover off the motor and apply some pressure to the linkage then it will shift into gear. It's almost as if something isn't tightened down but we tested all the relevant nuts and bolts and everything seems good.

Also, when the motor is trying to shift there is a clicking vibration coming from the shift linkage, the plastic parts are hitting together...

Any ideas? Thanks

-Justin

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Evindure 88 SPL Shifting Issue

when it was off, some one turned the shift shaft, and that change the shift shaft height. the shift shaft screws into the lower unit. what yea, model # is the motor? hopefully i can find the measurement for you. I want to sat 21 27/32 inches.

 

[jmontois340]

Re: Evindure 88 SPL Shifting Issue

Dang, I had a feeling that was it. It's a 1989, Model e88mslcer

I know that the shift rod height was changed during the water pump swap but I thought it was set to the right height because we had to do a lot of adjusting to get it to re-engage with the shift mechanism.

What kind of adjustment do you think like maybe a half turn this way or that?

Thanks for your help

-Justin