I tried spinning the handle back and forth a bunch of times and it didn't seem to make any difference. If I hold the handle about halfway in between reverse speeds 2 and 3 it engages speed 3 or if I twist the handle hard on speed 3 counter clock wise and hold it there it engages speed 3. I...
Thanks for telling me things to try. I will give them a shot and let you know if I am able to get it working again. Sounds like it just needs to be cleaned.
I have this three year old 36 lb Minn Kota trolling motor and speed 3 reverse is touchy to engage. In order for it to run on speed 3 reverse I need to twist it about halfway in between reverse speed 2 and 3 as indicated in the picture. It used to engage when it was twisted all the way to 3 on...