Joeymcgovs
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hello all, i have a 1982 sea ray srv197. love this thing, anyways she started shifting funny. when shifting forward or reverse she gears past the detent in the control box. basically gears right when throttle advances and i have to pull the throttle back to stop from lurching forward or back. so i pulled the boat out of the water, i did the 6" adjustment on the lower cable, and re adjusted the upper shift as per achris on youtube. now when i shift to forward she gears at the 10 oclock detent on the control box, prop locked ccw, when i shift back to neutral prop spins freely, when i shift to reverse prop does not lock clockwise, now it chatters. again these tests are being performed on the trailer. if i take the lower shift cable off i can get the drive to lock in forward or reverse no problem. when all is connected, i cant get the prop to lock in reverse. i moved the lower shift cable in the slot and still nothing. with the drive assembled if i shift to reverse i can get under the outdrive and push the shift fork where the upper and lower mate and i can get the prop to lock in reverse if i push that fork just another 1/8 inch.
does this sound like my lower cable? or shift spool? the shift cable is 4-5 years old, however it was already in the furthest spot in the slot... not sure where to go from here, please help! any will be much appreicated.
i am also including a pic to show where my shift fork is when in drive, i know it should be pointing at 12 oclock, but its more like 11:55
thanks -joe
does this sound like my lower cable? or shift spool? the shift cable is 4-5 years old, however it was already in the furthest spot in the slot... not sure where to go from here, please help! any will be much appreicated.
i am also including a pic to show where my shift fork is when in drive, i know it should be pointing at 12 oclock, but its more like 11:55
thanks -joe
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