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2002 50 Merc wont shift into gear

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Solved my fuel related issues starts better than ever but now it seems stuck in neutral won't shift into forward or reverse. Disconnected the shift cable and can manually shifty by hand so the problem is in the throttle/shift control.  Throttle cable works fine. Any suggestions are appreciated.

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When the cable is disconnected and you operate the throttle control /shift lever does the cable move back and forth?

You may need to take the throttle control face plate off and check for broken cable connection.

Tom

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48 minutes ago, WRB said:

When the cable is disconnected and you operate the throttle control /shift lever does the cable move back and forth?

You may need to take the throttle control face plate off and check for broken cable connection.

Tom

I took the panel the control panel off to get to the  back of the controller and removed the shift cable from both ends. The problem isn't the cable.  Removed the assembly but not sure how the shims go back. Had it working without the shims but when I put the panel back in place it quit working again. Going to take another crack at it tomorrow not sure how those shims go back.

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Try going online and looking for a illustration of how the parts go together.

Tom

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