JohnnyRude peeps [lazer&zook]

[MrPhotographer06]

whats this hole?

i took the philips screw out before thinking it was the plug and it wasnt, took forever to get it in and today while installing the lower unit the shift shaft wouldnt move. so i took it out and the moved and now the screw wont go back in.

how do i fix it?

[Stinkies Daddy]

that hole covers the pin that holds the shift pin. you might try GENTLY moving the shift lever back and forth and wotking the pin in at the same time, it worked for me on an old old johnson, and is a real and i mean real pain in the ***. BUT you may wanna wait for 1 of the motor gods to speak on this insted of listenin to me, my exp is very limited and i may have just helped to hold the pooch that is being violated! what year is that motor i may have the manual for it. let me know

[MrPhotographer06]

1959
-Scott

[zooker]

i belive stinky's pop is right....

zooker

[MrPhotographer06]

crapp..

so far its been impossible to get it in...
but why wouldnt it move by hand when the screw was in?

[Stinkies Daddy]

Originally Posted by MrPhotographer06

crapp..

so far its been impossible to get it in...
but why wouldnt it move by hand when the screw was in?

the shiftin mech is spring loaded. when you took out the screw every thing shifter back under the pressure of the spring. by moving the shoft lever around it should release enuff pressure or add enuff pressure to to almost get it back in place, but it can be done! you just gotta have a lil patience and an extra set of hands to move the shift lever while you watch thru the hole. this proceedure made me wanna poop in my hand and rub it in my hair!

[MrPhotographer06]

in forward gear, its locked hard and you cant move it.. neutral it moves but not enough, in reverse you can move it but the spring pushes it past the hole..

i dont want to have to drop the lower again.. but i guess if i have to i will..

i had to do it 4 times today anyway trying to get the shifter to work..

[Stinkies Daddy]

Originally Posted by MrPhotographer06

in forward gear, its locked hard and you cant move it.. neutral it moves but not enough, in reverse you can move it but the spring pushes it past the hole..

i dont want to have to drop the lower again.. but i guess if i have to i will..

i had to do it 4 times today anyway trying to get the shifter to work..

Just keep di$%in with it and it will sooner or later go in. I don't know if your old enough but beer and a marlboro helped tremendously! if your not old enuff step away have a pepsi and a shredded combo burrito then go back at it

[MrPhotographer06]

haha no i'm 16


i'm hoping i can get it in tomorrow..
i'm on SB.. so i've got some spare time

[WTL]

Aw man, Stinky is right. Been there done that, luckily got it back in.

2 guys might help. With the other guy moving the shifter, you can sit there and when any bit of the holes line stick something in and try it. Its just as Stinky said, a PITA but if you work with it I think youll get it.

[1FASTLASER]

I know of NO tricks to help on this one other than having nerves or patience of steel.

[MrPhotographer06]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh


crap..

i can move it into place with a pick, but i cant get the pick out and the pin in without it slipping..

[Stinkies Daddy]

Originally Posted by MrPhotographer06

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh


crap..

i can move it into place with a pick, but i cant get the pick out and the pin in without it slipping..

just keep jerkin with it and it will go in, it make take 1000 times but it will go in. you aint the first to do this!

[MrPhotographer06]

i know, i've done it once before haha my dad got it in, but the lower unit was off..

[MIbasser]

Originally Posted by Stinkies Daddy

just keep jerkin with it and it will go in, it make take 1000 times but it will go in. you aint the first to do this!

I'm sorry, but Stinky that's just funny!!

[MrPhotographer06]

well i can get it, but no shifting..
it wont shift at all. it may be because the gears are dry, but i dont want to fill it with oil and then have to take it right back out because somethings not right

[Stinkies Daddy]

Originally Posted by MIbasser

I'm sorry, but Stinky that's just funny!!

i try to do my beet to keep y'all entertained.

[Stinkies Daddy]

if it won't go in gear i would guess that you already had it in gear when you got the pin in, KEEP TRYIN

[MrPhotographer06]

i guess so.

the shaft turns to the right, and the prop to right and the shaft wont go up or down

[MrPhotographer06]

ended up having to pull the skeg.

the seal looked good, so i put some RTV [what the shop said] on it and got it back on the motor..

works so far.. tomorrow i'll run it some-more