Merc 170 Alpha 1 no reverse

dpatzari

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Jun 16, 2009
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Dropped lower unit to replace water pump impeller. Put back together without realizing I needed to put the drive in forward. Dropped unit again , put in gear
went together fine. Started motor put in forward.. no problems. Put drive in reverse ( slight clunk but it always did this) put the clunk down to high idle in my mind. Ran the test again with my bud watching the prop. This time no clunk no reverse. Checked that the switch was centered in the selector, so I figured the cable was adjusted properly. Any help would be appreciated
 

hezzy602

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Jun 21, 2009
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Re: Merc 170 Alpha 1 no reverse

I just had the same problem, i fixed it by adjusting the lower cable that leads to the stern(adjusting the barrel nut). Do a forum search "no reverse just revs, forward works fine", this might help yah out.
 
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