Okay, replaced the entire water pump assembly on my 1998 9.9 ML O/B. The shoe or cam that engages the shift dog in the gear box screws onto the bottom of the shift rod. I had to remove the shoe/cam to put the shift rod through the water pump housing and thought I got the shoe/cam threaded on in the same position it was before however now the engine wont' go into gear. FYI, I have a remote gear shift/throttle if that makes any difference. I can move the shift handle into forward but the prop still spins, but clicks. It also goes into neutral with and clicks when spinning my hand. I can't get the shift handle to even go into the reverse position. I was going to remove the prop gear assembly but mine doesn't have any bolts holding it to the housing like those I saw on You tube. So I actually have two questions, is there a procedure I should have followed when bolting up the lower unit, like shift linkage in neutral or forward, etc.? and if not how do I remove the prop gear assembly so that I can see the shift rod shoe/cam and possibly get it to engage the shift dog? Thanks in advance for any insight.
