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February 8, 2018 at 12:24 pm
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quote dobber:
well i had my mechanic take apart the lower unit and reverse the gears, that did not work
then i ordered a whole new /used lower unit from eBay, the seller had an excellent rating and said the lower unit was taken apart and is in perfect condition. well i had my mechanic put it on, i got in the water and the boat would not go into gear at all so the mechanic said that the lower unit was not good so now i ordered a new gear set of eBay and my mechanic is going to use the new gears and the original unit and hopefully after 6 months i will be able to get out on the river,. my mechanic said there is only one way to install the lower unit so he must have done it right
then i ordered a whole new /used lower unit from eBay, the seller had an excellent rating and said the lower unit was taken apart and is in perfect condition. well i had my mechanic put it on, i got in the water and the boat would not go into gear at all so the mechanic said that the lower unit was not good so now i ordered a new gear set of eBay and my mechanic is going to use the new gears and the original unit and hopefully after 6 months i will be able to get out on the river,. my mechanic said there is only one way to install the lower unit so he must have done it right
I’ll respect the mechanic, but yes there is only one way to install the lower unit. Did I miss it somewhere? Has anything been said about the shift linkage? Clevis at upper end of shift rod loose? Shifter handle/shaft loose & sloppy where it goes through the exhaust housing? Your comment about not shifting at all makes me wonder.