On occasion the engine jumps out of reverse. I had the lower unit removed and inspected last year because I though it was a problem with the gears. The mechanic said everything looked good and replaced all seals and reassembled. He said he could not recreate the problem during a test drive. Unfortunately I was able to recreate it this first day out after dropping the$350. It also seems as though it takes a longer throw to get into forward lately. Could this be a linkage problem?