1990 25 hp Johnson-broken plastic”keeper”

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  • February 23, 2020 at 4:03 pm #195710
    outboardnut
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      Does it matter that I split the plastic “keeper”
      I put it on anyways but want to know if I will have problems in the future

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      February 23, 2020 at 7:21 pm #195732
      rmhxruss
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        I would use the old ones if possible. new ones are around $10.00 each. no aftermarket ones are around.

        February 23, 2020 at 7:51 pm #195733
        frankr
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          Various 4-stroke engines have used similar, but metal, keepers on valve springs for ages. They were always split in two pieces. I don’t see any reason the plastic doo-dad on a shift rod wouldn’t work just as well.

          February 23, 2020 at 8:08 pm #195734
          outboardnut
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            That is a new one and it split on me while putting it on .
            The old one was mangled

            February 24, 2020 at 11:29 am #195792
            fleetwin
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              I don’t think the split keeper will cause any problems….Those plastic keepers are a royal PIA for sure…. One word of caution though…Be sure that lower shift rod is threaded all the way into the gearcase or the shift adjustment will be way off. Sometimes, we inadvertently “unthread” the lower shift rod while disconnecting/reconnecting the shift rod connector….

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