Jim Rojas wrote:

As soon as I figure out where the coils are located, I'll let you know.

There was a splice on the outside of the drive. Someone used an orange
extension cord to complete the connection into the transom. I took that
apart and applied voltage on each wire, using the chassis as common ground.
I got nothing so far.

I will read the book a little more. Maybe it will show me exactly where the
coils are located.

Thanks

Jim Rojas

The coils are concentric on the propshaft. You need to check the
resistance of the coils - at the leads - to ground before you go tearing
apart. Just applying 12v is not a good enough test. You need 8 ohms of
resistance from each coil, and a slight clockwise turning on the
vertical shaft will help engage/wind the spring onto the gear hub. You
may not hear anything inside that hunk of metal just applying voltage.

If the coils pass the electrical test, and still do not engage, the
clutch springs are likely broken.

Rob