by mike crouch
(belle fourche sd)
replaced lower end. when puting lower end back on engine. turn shifting rod to counter clock wise until hear click to find neutral, controller in neutral. get everthing in place, have neutral, rev., but now forward is hard to put in and 3/4 down before it is in gear. have not adjust shifting cables. but disconnect shifting mech. up in motor( to find gears) forward is 3 inches (guessin. g) from shifting hookup. is shift mech in lower unit bad? we have tried putting back togeather in foward and cant find neutral or rever. it will be worn out, and never seen water. we have not fire motor up havent put lube in until we get gears right. Thank very confused.