sticky shifter in cobra leg has gotten to the point it won't shift

[paint71]

the shifter in my boat has always been hard to shift since i bought my 1989 larson 3 years ago. over the past winter i replaced engine now it will not shift into the forward gear.disconnected cable and can only get it to go into reverse. any help would be appreciated......thanks

 

[Reinell-BRXL-191]

Re: sticky shifter in cobra leg has gotten to the point it won't shift

Well, you more than likely have a failure of some sort, that will not be worked out until you remove the stern drive... number 1 cause is a failed shifter cable, then there are other things, like sticky shift rod, bent bellcrank, broken shift actuator.. so, get that drive off, and see what you need.. probably will see a shift cable and install tools in your future...