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June 14, 2015 at 11:28 pm
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Yes, I’d say something’s broke. The shift cam is indeed a ‘catch’, intended to work sorta the same way the OMC/Gale motors or TNs work. I think the default is forward, and the snag loosens the spring for neutral. But it sounds like your ‘shell’ is detached from the spring.
My K700 parts list only shows one gasket for the exhaust deflector. The shift rod limiter is intended to keep you from shifting at inappropriate RPMS too, I believe, besides acting as a detent.l