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Shelby
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Initially Posted - 01/30/2004 :  20:25:25  Show Profile
I have had a problem shifting into reverse with my 2002 Honda 9.9. It just seems really stiff. The problem occurs when it has been in neutral or shifting slowly from forward to reverse. Any ideas on what it may be or is this just the way it works?

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Shelby
'82 C25 "Third S", #3208,SKSR,Honda 9.9, Lake Pleasant, AZ
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 01/30/2004 :  20:53:28  Show Profile
Not mine...
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bren737
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Response Posted - 01/30/2004 :  23:41:37  Show Profile
Shelby,

I've got the same motor, but have had no problems at all shifting into reverse either from neutral or when underway in forward. Usually I'm standing at the wheel to better see over the bow and shifting and running the throttle with my right foot. I can pop into gear either direction just fine.
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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 01/31/2004 :  01:00:23  Show Profile
You have the trottle fully rolled off to the 'shift' position?
There's an interlock.. I wonder if that might be out of adjustment.
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 01/31/2004 :  08:51:13  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by ClamBeach</i>
<br />You have the throttle fully rolled off to the 'shift' position?
There's an interlock.. I wonder if that might be out of adjustment.
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Shelby,

My previous outboard, a Johnson, needed to have the throttle handle positioned just so (due to the throttle interlock) before I could shift it. Try this...with the motor shutdown, twist the throttle around the neutral position while gently trying to operate the shift lever and see if you can find the "sweet spot" on the throttle that allows smooth shifting.


My Mercury doesn't have this issue since it has an integrated shifter/throttle.
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RichardG
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Response Posted - 01/31/2004 :  12:48:41  Show Profile
Shelby:

Your problem reminds me of the very first time I took my C25 (my first boat) out after I bought it about 7 yrs ago. I was approaching a gas dock and the shift lever of my '85 Suzuki 6 hp was sticking. So I "leaned" on it a little and it broke off in my hand. Luckily I had already slowed down a lot and was not moving very fast (and had docklines and bumpers pre-rigged), so I cut the motor and leaped off onto the dock to stop the boat with the docklines. Also luckily I had brought along a few tools, including some Vise-grips, which is how I was able to proceed on my trip after gassing up (although it was a little scary leaning way over the transom, with my wife holding my legs, to get a decent bite on where the shift lever broke off).

Anyway, later, while putting on a new shift lever, I found the old one to be pretty "dry" and dirty and it looked like the grease point next to the lever hadn't been used for some time. This grease point, as well as all the others, gets a good squirt now during routine maintanence.
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RoofRoof
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Response Posted - 02/01/2004 :  01:14:24  Show Profile
Yes, my 2001 Honda 8hp which had been a real pain in the butt for many reasons.....

Same thing happened. Well, it stayed in gear and moving the selector wouldn't change it to forward or neutral. Maybe it was in forward and wouldn't change to reverse or neutral. Either way, it happened while the mechanic was there working on the motor. Completely unrelated. He adjusted and tightened some shaft about halfway down ...halfway between the motor head and the prop. What do you call that? The shaft? So, he adjusted and tightened the hex bolts on the shaft, halfway down the other shaft. Sounds like just a linkage problem.
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