shift shaft

[jerry place]

hello, just replaced my impeller and all my seals. when replacing seal and o ring on shift shaft i inadvertently rotated shaft. didn't think about it but now when i start it prop spins in forward when throttle is in neutral. how do i fix this? thanks. 1987 mercury 100hp 2 stroke

 

[Laddies]

Re: shift shaft

If you did not let the shaft come up where it came out of the shift cam in the unit you should be able to drop the unit and put it and the shift lever in revese and reinstall the unit.

 

[jerry place]

Re: shift shaft

actually io did pull the shaft all the way out and then while reinstalling it i turned it. now what? thanks

 

[Laddies]

Re: shift shaft

If your lucky you can remove the shift shaft and bushing, drain the unit and with a flashlight and screwdriver get the cam lined up where the shaft will go back in to the splines reinstall the bushing and then reinstall the unit. If you have my luck just drop the unit remove the carrier and prop shaft when realign the shift shaft and put it back together. Nice HUH

 

[emckelvy]

Re: shift shaft

This old thread may help you get that pesky shift shaft back in:

http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=264376&highlight=shift+shaft

Cheers.............ed

 

[jerry place]

Re: shift shaft

thanks guys for the responses. i've been sick the last couple of days but gonna try your suggestion tommorrow

 

[jerry place]

Re: shift shaft

success!!!!
ed i got to thank you man, it took an hour or so but your thread worked. could have done it quicker had i used carb cleaner right off the bat. there sure is a lot of room down there for that cam to slide around. couldn't see it. well anyway, thanks again. you saved me from having to pull the whole bottom shaft out.

jerry