Evinrude 4906B 4HP 1969, Owner'S Manual

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8-6 LOWER UNIT
If the engine is the type
requirmg
the
lower unit to be lowered slightly to gain
access to the shift rod: Lower the lower
unit slightly, and then hold the shift rod
with a pair of pliers and attempt to move
the shift lever on the starboard side of the
engine. If the lever can move, the
bellcrank
is damaged and must be repaired.
2- Disconnect the shift cable at the en-
gine. Attempt to shift the unit into forward
gear with the shift lever on the starboard
side of the engine and at the same time
rotate the propeller in an effort to shift into
gear. Shift the control lever at the control
box into forward gear. Move the shift cable
at the engine up to the shift handle and
determine if the cable is properly aligned.
The control lever may have jumped a tooth
on the slider or on the shift lever arc. If a
tooth has been jumped, the cable would lose
its adjustment and the unit would fail to
shift properly. If the inner cable should slip
on the end cable guide, the adjustment
would be lost.
3- Move the shift lever at the engine
into the neutral position and the shift lever
at the control box to the neutral position.
Now, move the shift cable up to the shift
lever and see if it is aligned. Shift the unit
into reverse at the engine and shift the
control lever at the control box into re-
verse. Move the cable up and see if it is
Frontal vtew of
Q
low horsepower engine showing
the mechanical shift lever on the starboard side.
Powerhead of
a
low horsepower engine removed
exposing the interior of the exhaust housing. This
bellcrank is quite different than the one shown
on
the
previous page.
aligned. If the cable is properly aligned, but
the unit still jumps out of gear when the
cable is connected, one of three conditions
may exist.
a- The bel1crank is worn excessively or
damaged.
b- The coupler at the connector at the
shift rod is misaligned. This coupler is used
Window removed from
a
lower unit
to
gain
access to
the shift connector, as explained in the text. The detail
draWing, upper left, illustrates the relationship of the
bolt
to
the shift rod.