Reply To: Mark 55 won’t shift after impeller change

[John Gleason]

Hi all,

Thanks for the help; I have the lower unit installed.  During install, I put the shifter all the way in forward, set the unit in Neutral then rotated counter-clockwise (maybe 30°) to put it back in Forward so shoulders are parallel to the bolts…then installed.  Still, it doesn’t seem to shift.  What confuses me is Neutral is at one end of rotation on the shift shaft but in the middle of the gear selector… How does it go into Neutral if the shifter is all the way forward (neutral is in middle of shifter but at far end shaft rotation…how does it get to N)?  On the lower unit, is Reverse counter-clockwise at the end of rotation on the shift shaft?  Is it possible to shift into Reverse uninstalled?

Thanks,

JG