Re: Evinrude BigTwin 35, lost shift..
Well, now you did it. You removed the pivot pin, not the drain plug. The drain screw has a slotted head, and the pivot pin has a phillips head. You found you needed a phillips screwdriver, didn't you?<br /><br />Ah, you didn't ruin anything but you gave yourself a headache. The pivot pin goes into a hole into the shift lever, as I recall, and you might be able to get the shift lever in position so you can reinsert it if you fool around with it. It's better to do it that way if you can than to disassemble the gearcase. If you do end up having to take off the gearcase, though, drop it very gently so everything stays in place. Then look for the spot where the pivot pin goes, and try to maneuver the shifter lever in place and insert the pin. Having done that, you should be able to raise the gearcase housing (lower half) back up into place and reattach it. Before doing so, make sure the spaghetti seal is in place and not compressed to the point where it won't seal up the case (the seal between the the upper and lower gear housing). <br /><br />I strongly recommend that you get a parts manual before taking apart the gearcase -- can do the procedure without one, but only if everything works out fine and you don't dislodge something you can't figure out how to replace.<br /><br />I hope this helps. Draining the oil, by the way, is done by loosening the upper drain plug (the vent plug) above and at the rear of the ventilation plate. The oil is drained from the plug (slotted screw) at the rear of the gearcase.
