I have a 93 black max 175 0g001185, and the shift lever is wobbly. I understand that this is due to the set screw not being there at all. Somehow even though the set screw isn't there, aside from the wobble, everything has worked fine the 3 years I've had this boat and put a lot of time on it.
I hate the wobble so I ordered the set screw, however when I attempted to put it in, it looks like one of the previous owners stripped it out bad so it will not stay in. I haven't been able to find a used version of this control to buy, so I'm wondering if I can buy the part where the set screw threads are located. I don't see it in the Mercury parts catalogues. I'm also wondering if I can just drill and tap a larger set screw in there. Thoughts on that?
my boat is under tarps and snow for a couple more months but I found a pic of the same control as mine in a thread from my search attempts.
Thanks in advance.