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    1976 Johnson 9.9hp forward gear issue.

    First of all I want to say thank you for your input. Secondly I was just asking questions to cover all bases wasn’t trying to offend, didn’t know your back ground. Im not a mechanic, but I can understand the frustration in my trade that i’ve been doing for 20 years when someone second guesses me...
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    1976 Johnson 9.9hp forward gear issue.

    Okay, would it be a bad idea to back it off a couple turns so the shift forks can move further to cause better engagement? I wouldn't go more then 1/3 or is that not a good idea?
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    1976 Johnson 9.9hp forward gear issue.

    Yes the rod was fully threaded in, I’m guessing that’s not supposed to be the case? I takes 6 turns to fully thread in, what would you recommend? If I go half way (3 turns) would that be safe? Or is it something I’ll have to play with to find the sweet spot?
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    1976 Johnson 9.9hp forward gear issue.

    Hello, I'm having an issue with the motor not wanting to go in to forward gear while running. It goes in revers fine but in order to go forward I have to hold the shifter with a lot of pressure just to limp back to the dock. It was doing fine all morning, but about 3 hours later is when this...
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