Thanks Bob. I'll give it a try.
Jeff Sheler s/v Windsome 1989 C27 TR Portsmouth, VA ________________________________ From: Bob <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, June 1, 2010 12:00:04 PM Subject: [IC27A] Re: Universal 18 shift lever Jeff, Sometimes the shift cables themselves cause too much friction. This may be due to too sharp a bend, contamination in the cable itself, or just old age. I would disconnect the cable at the transmission and see how well the lever operates. Bob Stockley Sundance #2436 --- In [email protected], "Jeff" <jeff.she...@...> wrote: > > Finally, I got my boat (1989 C27 TR with Universal 18) out of the slip for > the first outing of the season and all went well, except for one minor(?) > concern. The shift lever, mounted on my steering pedastal, was extremely > difficult to move. It took so much force to shift between > forward-neutral-reverse that I was afraid the plastic handle would snap off. > The transmission itself seemed perfectly fine, and once I was able to move > the lever, the gears engaged properly. I went below and sprayed the linkage > with a liberal dose of WD-40, and that seemed to loosen things up noticably, > but not yet back to normal. > > While down there, I noticed a small plastic cap near where the linkage > attaches to the transmission that looked like it might be a cover for a > grease fitting. Is that what it is? Is there a more conventional way to keep > the lever properly lubricated other than slathering it with WD-40? > > Thanks for any advice. > > Jeff Sheler > s/v Windsome > 1989 C27 TR > Portsmouth, VA >
