Are you having problems shifting with the motor running? Maybe I am misunderstanding the question.
Honestly I havent started it yet, it's being rebuilt in my garage this week while I wait for gaskets and etc to come in.
I'm just checking the usual things on the motor while I give it a tune up.
One of the things I check is the lower unit, timing, throttle cables, etc.
So in doing so, I was spinning the prop while the motor was in different throttle positions and noting what the prop did to see if I have a problem or not somewhere.
The only known issue I'm having right now is a hard shift in my tiller handle going from the WOT position back to start while the motor is not running, but thats to be fixed later during the tune up.
Right now, what I'm wondering is if what my prop shaft is doing is correct...
Currently on my merc 25 2s in start position the prop spins freely with no click both dir, in neutral it spins both ways and clicks, in rev gear it hard turns both directions and in fwd gear it only hard turns counter clock and clicks freely clockwise
I'm just trying to verify the info above and if the motor is infact supposed to be doing that, and if not- what I need to adjust o fix.