"1988 Formula 29 PC. Twin 454
"1988 Formula 29 PC. Twin 454s/Bravo 1 drives. ~800 hours.
Gaffrig controls (sep throttle and gear) Port side shifts great, smooth as glass. Stbd side requires much more effort both into and out of gear (forward or reverse), but more so coming out of, I think).
Effort is so much now that wife won't operate helm controls while I manage the anchor, sais she no longer can guarantee having strength to pull it out of gear when needed (not good).
Both sides have had lower cables replaced in past 3 years. Side in question done just for this reason--no help. Cable silky smooth without drive on. Zero effort required from helm location without drive on. Manual comparison moving shift linkage on both drives when off the the boat is that the bad drive does indeed require more effort, but why?
Out of desperation and lack of knowledge, I've replaced the shift linkage arm in the drive, and gone through cleaning and re-lubing shift mechanism down to the eccentric device in the drive itself. No help, and I'm out of wisdom, so I've just lived with it for the past 2 years.
Here's hoping somebody here has a clue and maybe I can fix it this winter.
Thanks!
Bill"
"1988 Formula 29 PC. Twin 454s/Bravo 1 drives. ~800 hours.
Gaffrig controls (sep throttle and gear) Port side shifts great, smooth as glass. Stbd side requires much more effort both into and out of gear (forward or reverse), but more so coming out of, I think).
Effort is so much now that wife won't operate helm controls while I manage the anchor, sais she no longer can guarantee having strength to pull it out of gear when needed (not good).
Both sides have had lower cables replaced in past 3 years. Side in question done just for this reason--no help. Cable silky smooth without drive on. Zero effort required from helm location without drive on. Manual comparison moving shift linkage on both drives when off the the boat is that the bad drive does indeed require more effort, but why?
Out of desperation and lack of knowledge, I've replaced the shift linkage arm in the drive, and gone through cleaning and re-lubing shift mechanism down to the eccentric device in the drive itself. No help, and I'm out of wisdom, so I've just lived with it for the past 2 years.
Here's hoping somebody here has a clue and maybe I can fix it this winter.
Thanks!
Bill"