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Wow – thanks everyone. All great advice.
I tried the 5/16 threaded rod with the nut but what I’m running into is the grommet just bulges out when I press on it and it doesn’t want to seat in to the hole. I actually fashioned an even better tool with a craftsman 3/8" socket extension with 3/8" to 1/4" adapter at the end that was the perfect size. I wrapped electrical tape around the 1/4" nub to make a longer and thicker inner shaft.
What I’m sensing is the shift rod and the lower connector (OMC 303794) seem to be in the way for me to be able to get any action from the side and that seems to be the only way I can coax it into place its to access it through the hole in the side. I can see removing the shift connector and moving the upper shift rod so it’s in the up position to give me better access to the side where the grommet is. If that doesn’t work it seems my next step would be to remove the power head – ugh. Didn’t really want to go there but will do so if needed.
Off camping with the boy scouts this weekend but will be back at tying to get this piece back into place on Sunday.