Agreed - replace! Not necessarily because it will or has rusted at the threads, but likely that it is rusted inside! Mine rusted and then failed completely - fortunately it was at the dock and I had time to replace it. It jammed down inside of the sheathing (they are made up of a spring-wound flex tube wrapped in plastic or rubber).
Try your local outboard shop, they often have cables in lots of lengths. Take the old one out and measure carefully. Gary 30-1 ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Newman To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 8:33 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List jammed transmission lever Replace the cable!! Based on unpleasant experience a stiff cable will break at the threads at the most inconvenient time. They aren't as expensive as the damage that could be done if it breaks while in gear at the wrong time. Don Newman C&C 44 On Apr 27, 2014, at 22:49, Eric Frank <[email protected]> wrote: Did that - clear result. The lever at the pedestal is still jammed - cable won't move. But the transmission is easy to shift even by hand, so it's fine. That seems a good (i.e. easier and cheaper-to-fix) result. Opened the pedestal, removed the compass, and the shifting mechanism looks fine from the top view. So seems likely that the cable is rusted, perhaps right down near where it exits the sheathing and connects to the tranny lever. Would moving the cable around with pliers right where it exits the sheath, perhaps squirting with penetrating oil help? Other suggestions? Eric You have the first step: disconnect the cable at the lever and see if the tx lever moves. Rich On Apr 27, 2014, at 7:36, Eric Frank <[email protected]> wrote: Just replaced the PYI dripless "stuffing box" on Cat's Paw, a 35 C&C Mk II. With lots of help from the list last fall, got the old one out and just replaced it with a new one last weekend. The re-installation went very smoothly and I thought all was well. But when I fired up the Perkins diesel yesterday (still on the hard), the shift lever is stuck in neutral. I noticed that was true last weekend just after the install, but figured the engine needed to be running to get it in gear. No banging needed on the prop shaft to drive the shaft back into the coupling, so I don't think there was any strain on the transmission. Would like advice about where to look for the jam. In the shift lever from the pedestal? In the transmission itself? Maybe disconnect the shift cable from the transmission and see if I can then move the shift lever? Advice from the list soon would be greatly appreciated. Launch date is slated for this week, but if the prop shaft has to be disconnected from the tranny to fix things, launch needs to be delayed. Thanks for advice! Don't know what to try. Eric _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
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