RegalMercrazy
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Regal 2100 with Mercruiser 4.3 gen + stern drive, 1998.
Replaced the shift cable bellows, what a job that was. However now when we trim down the outdrive the cable doesn't move smoothly into the engine compartment. It binds and then bends sharply outside the boat.
Thus shifting only works when the outdrive is in Trailer Trim position.
Is there any fix for this? We used line to maintain the previous shift cable routing. So it should be routed correctly.
We did one experiment where as we trimmed down I help guide it through the transom and it seemed to work, but then as soon as we trimmed up, and then down again it did the bind up "magic."
RegalMerCrazy
Replaced the shift cable bellows, what a job that was. However now when we trim down the outdrive the cable doesn't move smoothly into the engine compartment. It binds and then bends sharply outside the boat.
Thus shifting only works when the outdrive is in Trailer Trim position.
Is there any fix for this? We used line to maintain the previous shift cable routing. So it should be routed correctly.
We did one experiment where as we trimmed down I help guide it through the transom and it seemed to work, but then as soon as we trimmed up, and then down again it did the bind up "magic."
RegalMerCrazy