Tohatsu 3.5 B2 Shift Lever

[Sea Rider]

Would like to know if this part breaks easily, if not, what stupid issue would you need to do in order to break it ? Is the rod lever that connects to shift lever metal or plastic ?

Happy Boating

 

[TOHATSU GURU]

Re: Tohatsu 3.5 B2 Shift Lever

Plastic lever, steel mechanism and it's hard to break, but people can do it if they try real hard. Usually its sailors with no maintenance skills who don't lube the lever once a year. salt will eventually get past the o-rings on the lever and cause it to bind. They force it, it breaks. Its a 3 minute process to pull the inspection plate and grease it.

 

[Sea Rider]

Re: Tohatsu 3.5 B2 Shift Lever

Thanks TG, but what about in a brand new 3.5 B2 engine ? The idiot probably trying to clutch forward or reverse with engine off ?

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[TOHATSU GURU]

Re: Tohatsu 3.5 B2 Shift Lever

Search me I once watched a guy get in a new car and break off the turn signal lever by forcing it down. People are inherently stupid.