lu 50 blue sripe mercury

[seminol7]

I am trying to put a friends water pump in but I also noticed even turning the shifter gear by hand it will not go to neatural.Am I missing somthing or is something else broken.If so any input will be appreciated.

 

[Laddies]

Re: lu 50 blue sripe mercury

The lower unit is spring loaded into forward gear and there is a cam on the end of the shift shaft that pushes the unit into neutral or farther into reverse, if the shift shaft has not been removed and the cam is still on the shaft, with the unit removed from the engine use a pair of pliers and shift the unit into reverse (there will be a lot of spring tension) once in reverse shift the engine into reverse and reinstall the unit. If the shift shaft has been removed the cam will need to be reinstalled on the shift

 

[seminol7]

Re: lu 50 blue sripe mercury

the shift shaft has been removed,so what is the easy or best way to get it back in?THANKS

 

[Laddies]

Re: lu 50 blue sripe mercury

Put the unit in a vice so it's level as possible. drain the oil, remove the shiftshaft cross your fingers and use a light to look into the hole if you can see the cam move it with a screwdriver or something till you see the splined hole slip the shaft back in and install the retainer the reinstall the unit on the motor. If you can't see the cam play with the unit and try to get it down where you can move it around for the spline to line up. If it won't when the the carrier and prop shaft need to be removed so you can get into the unit for repair.

 

[seminol7]

Re: lu 50 blue sripe mercury

I put the shift shaft back in,but still not shifting it will spin from side to side but not shifting.any last things to do before carring to some one to pull prop shaft?

 

[Laddies]

Re: lu 50 blue sripe mercury

If it doesn't want to turn all the way a round then it probably is right, have you tried to put more pressure on it with pliers?

 

[Moody Blue]

Re: lu 50 blue sripe mercury

I've discovered that a small socket (can't recall the size) will fit over the shift shaft splines perfectly. You can then use a ratchet to rotate the sift shaft without worries of marring the splines with a pair of pliers or vise grips. Ask me how I know

 

[seminol7]

Re: lu 50 blue sripe mercury

Thanks for the help but still a no go on the shift shaft,it is in but still no shift I think something else has got broken or has came undone.where can I find a view of this lower unit or does any one have more info?(getting discouraged)Thanks,seminol7