Reply To: 1956 Johnson RDE-18E

[frankr]

The nasty black greasy stains make me think the shifter shaft is wore out where it goes through the exhaust housing. Better said, the exhaust housing is wore out where the shifter shaft goes through. However said, if true, the shifter shaft will move up and down, rather than moving the shift rod up and down, resulting in incomplete shift, resulting in trashed clutch dog and gears. Some well-wishers will say “adjust it”. I said enough now.