Broken shift lever is the official diagnosis. The arms that extend down into the cradle were broken clean off. That allowed the shift lever to rotate back and out of the way far enough to allow the detent lever to pull up and out. I donno what I was thinking about when I said 12 pt socket to remove the pinion nut Ferm. With the dog gear in the way you can only squeeze a wrench in there. Maybe the rod bolts required the 12 pt. LOL WTF, I am blonde and it was a few years ago when I last had the lower apart.. Seal kit, cradle and shift lever ordered, about $90.00.
Cleaning all these parts will be fun. I will try to post a picture.
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1996 -19' NV Flats 115 Mercury 4-stroke
1983 -20' Wellcraft Center Console 250 XS
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