assembling shift link '84 suzuki DT3.5

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Greetings,<br />I got a great deal on this motor, checked water impellor, and now cannot re-assemble the darn lower unit properly.<br /><br /> I can get it together by locking the shift lever UP with the lower's vent screw , then loosening the vent screw to allow the shift lever to move downward as I tighten the lower unit back into place.<br /><br />Then, the lower's vent screw either will not seat properly due to a flattened portion of the shift, or I will not be able to get into neutral.<br /><br />By rotating the shift shaft, various hollows appear thru the vent hole, but they don't appear to be lined up properly for re-assembly.<br /><br />Thanks in advance, I know I need to be in neutral to line everything up, and I don'think the lower is in neutral, as the drive shaft turns prop no matter where shift shaft is up or down. The darn thing worked before I tried to fix it. <br /><br />Jeff