Your collective advice was to replace the shift cable (and throttle cable as well) so I have proceeded to try to do that but have run into another problem. Following the directions on the Edson website, I delved into the pedestal, moved the throttle cable to the port side, unscrewed the cable clamp from the pedestal housing and then tried to pull the cables up to gain access to the clamp. As the directions suggested, this was difficult to do, as the clamp gets jammed against the steering chain. Cranking the wheel from port to starboard helped, as they suggested, but not enough. So the next advice was to loosen the steering cable (what a PITA!) so I could lift the chain over the sprocket teeth and forward up to the wheel brake. That helped also, but still not enough. I think the trouble is that the cable clamp is made for 3 cables, not two, so the part without a cable in it still gets jammed under part of the pedestal casting, and I cannot get it out. How to proceed? Advice needed! One thought is to unbolt the pedestal from the cockpit floor and tip it over so I can pull the cables with the clamp out the bottom of the pedestal. Of course the chain/cables will need to be a lot looser than they are now, and I hesitate to disconnect the cables from the quadrant completely. Maybe as they are already loose (from loosening the nuts on the eyebolt), I could pop the cable off one of the sheaves that the cable runs over, and perhaps that would loosen the cable sufficiently that I could tip the pedestal over. But before I try something like that, it would be great if I could get some further input from the list. Would hate to do something that made a big repair necessary.
Thanks! Eric C&C 35 MkII Mattapoisett, MA > 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 <efran...@mac.com> 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
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