mercury 9,9 two stroke about 1990

by bob
(vernon b.c. canada)

mercury 9,9 two stroke about 1990

merc 9.9 2 stroke. I redid the lower unit and it is fine. when i went to attach the shift rod to the clip in the engine, the part that it clips to had come out partly from its housing. that means you cant lock the clip that is attached to the shift rod. That is the part the raises and lowers the shift rod. It came out partly gradually and can't be pushed back in therefore the shift rod can't be attached. Old motor but with less than 50 hours on it. It was my kicker on a larger boat. Any help would be appreciated.