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I would pull the shift connector access cover off the port side of the exhaust housing and check for linkage slop. The object would be to move the shift handle back and forth while trying to limit the up and down travel of the shift rod connector. You would be looking for wear between items 88, 99 and 95, in the link below. A few degrees of shift handle movement would be okay but if you can move the handle, say 20 to 30 degrees, with no movement up and down of the visible shift rod, then you would have wear in the linkage under the power head. This is an easy first check, since to remove the lower unit, you’ll have to be opening up that access cover, anyway.
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