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Mercury Bravo 3 Forward Shift Concern

d_wood

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"My Merc. Bravo 3 (305cid

"My Merc. Bravo 3 (305cid 260HP) has just started shifting into foward differently than normal. It is "soft shifting" into gear and you cannot feel confident it is solidly locking into forward gear. Reverse works normal and the boat runs forward OK after shifting. Just prior to noticing this change, a clicking gear noise was heard for about 2 seconds at low speed while turning sharp to the left. I'm a very experienced boater,bought boat new,it has 130 hrs of mild pleasure use, boat is kept out of the water in a boat lift/factory recommended lubrcants are full & changed annually, abusive operation not involved as a cause and nothing has been hit to cause damage. Boat has not been operated since problem developed. Can anyone help me with this problem."
 
"Check for cable adjustment. S

"Check for cable adjustment. Sounds like cable may have streched a bit, witch is normal, and seeing it's forward, this is used most often.

Kurt"
 
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