I use a 70 HP Johnson to push my work barge around the lake and lost forward and reverse, we jockeyed the barge around with a work boat tied to the side of it for a week to finish the job we were on until I could get the barge out and back at the shop for inspection. The shift rod from the upper housing down to the lower unit had dropped off the shifter arm, I found one bolt loose in the bottom of the housing that appears to be a retaining bolt for the shift rod. I have no parts or service manual for this motor and would like some direction on where to find parts related to the re-connection of the shift rod and the proper procedure for re-attaching i, I am thinking LocTite on the bolt might keep it from backing out again but I'm not sure if I just need another missing part to prevent this . See the attached photo, it was all I could find online showing parts but it is for a different motor. Does anyone have a link to instructions for re-connecting all the part back together? I'm not sure if other parts are still in the bottom of the motor, my magnet only retrieved the one bolt and before I start pulling stuff off the motor to be able to get to the shift rod I thought it best to seek advice from someone who may have had a similar issue with their motor first. Any help will be greatly appreciated, thanks.
