kghost
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"I finished the bravo 1 cone c
"I finished the bravo 1 cone clutch/all new gear assembly upgrade. Had to buy a new tool and a few additional parts to get everything correct.
Just got finished re installing it onto the boat.
Fired it up and adjusted the shift cables.
Shifts very nice now. It did not before!!
The question is (I do not have any real experience with the bravo's) The drive sounded a bit noisey???
It sounded like gear clatter from the upper.
It is not like the Alpha that you shim the drive shaft to a .025 depth and so on.
With the bravo the shim/thrust washers are a certain thickness and that number is stamped into the housing. ex: .094" for the upper and .091" for the lower. With the new gear set the thrust washers and the thrust bearings are different and the kit specifies that the .094 and the.091 change to .054 and ,051". I did that.
That is all that there is to do for shimming so it appears IT IS WHAT IT IS!!
So if anyone out there has any experience or knows someone who does please ask if this "gear chatter" sound is normal and if not what might be the cause.
I sent the guy on his way and he will be lake tested in a day or two.
Any help would be appriciated.
Thanks."
"I finished the bravo 1 cone clutch/all new gear assembly upgrade. Had to buy a new tool and a few additional parts to get everything correct.
Just got finished re installing it onto the boat.
Fired it up and adjusted the shift cables.
Shifts very nice now. It did not before!!
The question is (I do not have any real experience with the bravo's) The drive sounded a bit noisey???
It sounded like gear clatter from the upper.
It is not like the Alpha that you shim the drive shaft to a .025 depth and so on.
With the bravo the shim/thrust washers are a certain thickness and that number is stamped into the housing. ex: .094" for the upper and .091" for the lower. With the new gear set the thrust washers and the thrust bearings are different and the kit specifies that the .094 and the.091 change to .054 and ,051". I did that.
That is all that there is to do for shimming so it appears IT IS WHAT IT IS!!
So if anyone out there has any experience or knows someone who does please ask if this "gear chatter" sound is normal and if not what might be the cause.
I sent the guy on his way and he will be lake tested in a day or two.
Any help would be appriciated.
Thanks."