I have been fighting this for a while now and have been reading forums regarding this and havent quite figured out why mine doesnt work. My understanding of how this works is that It only latches on the adjusting pin in reverse gear. In forward or neutral its not supposed to be engaged.
SO here is whats happening,
Gear in forward, Drive position - Down all the way. If i pull outward the drive latches. If i pull down on the reverse latch just a hair and then pull the drive outward, it does not latch.
Here you can see the latch mechanism barely touching the adjustment pin, this is with the drive in the down position, if i pull the drive outward the latch mechanism catches on the adjustment pin as you can see here
This is in reverse now, note the clearances.
This is the push rod and thrust sleeve with latch in home position,
This is the push rod and thrust sleeve with me pulling down on the latch
I have right now, the thrust sleeve flush with the fork. I dont understand why it wont release when in forward gear. AM i missing something or havent adjusted something correct? I folowed the manual to the letter.
PLease help.
Also, i noticed when i tilt the drive up, al the way, the thrust sleeve sticks out quite a bit from the hole in the fork, and so when i trim it back down, the trim ram foot bends the sleeve. it works ok if i dont trim it up all the way.
SO here is whats happening,
Gear in forward, Drive position - Down all the way. If i pull outward the drive latches. If i pull down on the reverse latch just a hair and then pull the drive outward, it does not latch.


This is in reverse now, note the clearances.

This is the push rod and thrust sleeve with latch in home position,

This is the push rod and thrust sleeve with me pulling down on the latch

I have right now, the thrust sleeve flush with the fork. I dont understand why it wont release when in forward gear. AM i missing something or havent adjusted something correct? I folowed the manual to the letter.
PLease help.
Also, i noticed when i tilt the drive up, al the way, the thrust sleeve sticks out quite a bit from the hole in the fork, and so when i trim it back down, the trim ram foot bends the sleeve. it works ok if i dont trim it up all the way.