I have 2003 Mercury 75 ELPT four-stroke-power-cycle engine that will not shift from forward to neutral under load. All other shift changes are fine.
If the engine is turned off, the shifts are perfectly fine.
I have removed both [remote actuator] cables from the engine and operated [the shift lever] by hand: the gear case shifts fine with engine off, but with the engine running the gear case wont shift forward-to-neutral, even at a speed where the engine is almost stalling.
Q1: am I missing some adjustment somewhere?
Q2: is the cause of this abnormal behavior due to or is the problem in the gearbox or lower unit?
Your help will be appreciated.
Regards Neil