I replaced the water pump on my Mercruiser which required the removal of the lower portion of the drive. <br /><br />After reaching the lake I discovered that I no longer could switch into reverse. I followed the manual concerning removal and reattachment. And I thought that I got all the parts inside lined up before tightning the bolts.<br /><br />I assumed that I did not get everything lined up and was going to remove the lower unit again to check, but my neighbor says that I need to adjust the shift linkage to fix the problem. <br /><br />So my question is, Does anyone think the linkage should be adjusted? Does it usually need adjusting after removing the Lower portion of the outdrive. Or do you think that I just failed to get the parts lined up in the outdrive. AND is there a trick to getting the shift bushing on the shaft? amd gettting it lined up?
