"My outdrive slips and looses
"My outdrive slips and looses power above 3400 RPM. I have disassembled the upper gearcase to remove the brass cone clutch to lap it. Upon inspection of the cone cluth it does not appear to be badly glazed. The factory machined grooves in the cone cluth are still apparent, but not very deep. I did notice a considerable amount of glazing where the cone clutch seats on the upper and lower gears. I used some fine grit sandpaper to remove this.
How should I lap the cone clutch? Can I get away with just sanding the face with some 220 grit?
Also, when I removed the cone clutch it was in upside down, with the stamped TOP marking facing the lower gear, not the upper gear. Would this cause the slipping?"
"My outdrive slips and looses power above 3400 RPM. I have disassembled the upper gearcase to remove the brass cone clutch to lap it. Upon inspection of the cone cluth it does not appear to be badly glazed. The factory machined grooves in the cone cluth are still apparent, but not very deep. I did notice a considerable amount of glazing where the cone clutch seats on the upper and lower gears. I used some fine grit sandpaper to remove this.
How should I lap the cone clutch? Can I get away with just sanding the face with some 220 grit?
Also, when I removed the cone clutch it was in upside down, with the stamped TOP marking facing the lower gear, not the upper gear. Would this cause the slipping?"