Long story short, I wanted to replace the impeller on my 65 Johnson 18, disconnected the top bolt on the shift linkage and now it doesn't want to shift to fwd. I believe the top portion of the shift rod isn't seating deeply enough in the linkage, therefore not pulling the shift rod up enough to go into gear properly. Do I simply need to pry that linkage apart with a screwdriver enough for it to fully engage before I tighten it down again or am I missing something? Really don't want to bugger it up by breaking that piece. Thanks!
