I finally figured it out. I am mainly posting to help someone else that might run into these issues:
If you ever do a complete tear down of your lower unit and come across, one, 1/2" metal ball. In some cases, you can look at the parts listing and see if it is a standard part with a home for...
Well, I failed my dry dock water test even after shim verification. I found a couple of things - my forward thrust bearing is damaged. My bearing housing assembly that holds the drive shaft isn't the right one and is locking in the drive shaft so that I cannot tell which gear I am in. So, the...
I hear you loud and clear. Do the right thing right! I'm going to get there, no short cuts. I've already put a few thousand into this restoration. I'd like to make it in the water this year but time is slipping away in my effort to do this right. I'd like one thing to be simple but this...
I've had a steep learning curve. So, I know there are shims in the gear box just didn't think about them being different thicknesses. But a number of things make sense when you talk about robust. I'm trying to see if I can get the instructions and use the shims I have from my original lower...
No, no and no. Long story, but here's the short version. My son scooped up a cheap lower unit for parts or possible replacement. To my surprise that other lower unit had issues but it had newer looking gears and dog clutch. Since I couldn't use the lower unit as is, I pulled the gears and dog...
Well, just wanted to thank you and close with good news. Set the height, set the remote throttle to neutral and I have it all working. I figured out part of my problem, I was just being stupid. The lower unit was never really in neutral. Everything is snug, which still bothers me with all the...
racerone - I see you have told/explained/shared with many others 21 15/16 in neutral for the '90's Johnson shift rod length. If I get the length right and the I still have challenges with the dog clutch moving in and out of gear...no grinding of gears, there is no hint as to why its not...
I guess I could say neutral, and reverse are overrated. I only want to go forward anyway. but something tells me this short-sighted thought will only cause more work.
you've got my attention. I have the service and maint guides, its not in there. Where can I find it? I went as far as setting the gear in neutral, measuring and dialing it in and trying it. we are talking the 2stroke, long shaft,
Not sure where to start but I have gotten myself into a jam helping my son with a '93 Johnson on his boat with all sorts of problems. It's a 40hp and I have worked through a dozen or so issues to figure out the lower unit wasn't performing right. When I took it apart to determine if I had broken...
