Re: 1950 Firestone 10-A-73, 5hp Twin Cylinder

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quote wannabe outboard guy:

Be careful with the lower unit shift rod and fork. The threaded end of the shift rod is the weak link on these. Shift the lower gear case into neutral with the fork and then adjust the rod nut to the opening in the fork. If you force anything the threads snap off the rod. I bought one last year with this problem and had to fabricate my own rod. It was a lot of fooling around, but my rod is stronger then the original, and it shifts like silk now.

Buccaneer, This is absolutely true! they are quite delicate but work well once put together. This is awesome. I finally get to talk about the the only motors I have worked on so far and have now almost shared everything I learned in the last 2 years LOL 😆