new pump install stuckin gear

[one-old-kid]

this is my 1st post .1st of all i have a 77 v-20 W/ a 165 i/o M/C and i put in a new pump assembly in the stern drive & it is stuck in gear any help would be greatly appreciated:huh:

[cterrebonne]

does your shift lever move freely? or is it hard to move?

[macojoe]

Did you remove the drive when you did it?? If so there is a arm in there that has to go on just so to make the shifter work.

If you just droped the lower unit, did you get the key back in the shaft?

If you just did the lower unit thats is stright forward and shoukd be fine, But removing the hole drive can be tricky!

[THEFERMANATOR]

Like above posters stated, we need to know how you did the pump. You most likely didn't put the gear selector in forward before you did the job, and the shift shaft turned while the unit was off.

[one-old-kid]

well i did remove the lower unit too install the pump and put the shifter into forward gear. I think the thermanator just answered my question that the shift shaft turned. My new question which way do i turn the shift shaft and thanks for the help:up:

[THEFERMANATOR]

With it in forward on the control, the shift shaft for the lower unit should be rotated all the way clockwise IIRC.

[one-old-kid]

hey thermanator:jump: it worked out awesomely thank you very much,wifey was ready to execute me:up:

[macojoe]

Congrats!! Good work there threm!!

[THEFERMANATOR]

Some of the guys here will remember my write up last year on redoing one of these PITA ALPHA's. I learned alot from that project. Up until then I hadn't ever messed with an I/O, just outboards.

[randlemanboater]

Good job OOK and Ferm.

This calls for a shot of the PINK JEEP, what do you say FERM?

[LESTERUS]

Kid:

Whenever You're Removing The Outdrive Or Any Part Of It, Have Someone Rotate The Propeller Clockwise While You Engage It Forward. That Will Put The Shift Arm In The Rigth Position.

Lesterus.