Might be a good time to check the transmission fluid oil level. That's a classic symptom of low fluid on automotive transmissions. I don't think it would be all that strange for a Hurth transmission to show the same kind of symptom.
David On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 9:37 PM, joel5876 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Not to steal this line, but as long as we are on shifting, when I shift > into forward, my transmission does not always engage immediately. I need to > throttle up a bit then back off for it to engage. My shift lever does meet > the column brace. Is there an easy way to adjust the transmission? > > --- In [email protected] <IC27A%40yahoogroups.com>, Sonshingle > <sonshin...@...> wrote: > > > > I broke one of those plastic shift levers and they replaced them with > metal ones which they should have been originally. Seems like they are > $49.00 ea so if you replace 1 you probably want to replace the other at the > same time. > > Â > > Dick Schmidt > > Greenville, NC > > Rush No More > > > > --- On Tue, 6/1/10, Jeff <jeff.she...@...> wrote: > > > > > > From: Jeff <jeff.she...@...> > > Subject: [IC27A] Universal 18 shift lever > > To: [email protected] <IC27A%40yahoogroups.com> > > Date: Tuesday, June 1, 2010, 9:02 AM > > > > > > Â > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > >
