Re: 1975 Mercury 650 lower unit assembly

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Here is an update. After 7 shims still did not turn smoothly. So I did what I should have done earlier and looked closer at it. Turns out the reverse gear was just a little different then the original. The original was good so changed them out and now turn very smooth after tightening no problem, without any shims like the original.

Question I have now is the shifter does not turn by hand easily. But with wrench to fit it turns with minimal force. Is that normal? I would think it is but some feed back would be appreciated.
Thanks