Ok ran into a bit of a problem yesturday. While changing the shift cable it was coming out fine until it just stopped. I pulled harder and then did a tug-of-war with it. The inner plastic sleeve had melted around the cable housing and when the fatter brass end tried to go through it it could not fit. The inner plastic sleeve came out along with the cable. This evening I took the starboard exhaust off to gain more access to the transom. I still cant feel the very end where a crows foot is supposed to be able to fit to unscrew the fitting from the transom. Only thing left is to remove the engine.
My question for anyone with actual knowledge of this housing and has seen it, what purpose does the inner plastic hose/sleeve serve. By the difficulty of trying to remove the cable and pulling the inner hose out I would assume that this was fixed in some way, maybe by compression fitting, to the threaded hex fitting. The exterior is a heat resistant pressure hose and by way of feeling it appears to be intact. What would the possibility be of just placing the cable into the exterior housing and let it be? Other than doing this and trotting down to the lake, about 1 hour 15 minutes down the road, to check if it leaks does someone have any ideas for testing for leakage. I thought of just putting a garden hose around it and see what happens. My other thought is to buy 2 of these housings and dissect one to see the reason for the inner hose. I found these for about $25 each. I'd be willing to sacrifice $25 if it would save me from having to remove the engine.
Thanks,
Eric
1996 Four Winns 258 Vista 5.8L Fi Cobra SX
My question for anyone with actual knowledge of this housing and has seen it, what purpose does the inner plastic hose/sleeve serve. By the difficulty of trying to remove the cable and pulling the inner hose out I would assume that this was fixed in some way, maybe by compression fitting, to the threaded hex fitting. The exterior is a heat resistant pressure hose and by way of feeling it appears to be intact. What would the possibility be of just placing the cable into the exterior housing and let it be? Other than doing this and trotting down to the lake, about 1 hour 15 minutes down the road, to check if it leaks does someone have any ideas for testing for leakage. I thought of just putting a garden hose around it and see what happens. My other thought is to buy 2 of these housings and dissect one to see the reason for the inner hose. I found these for about $25 each. I'd be willing to sacrifice $25 if it would save me from having to remove the engine.
Thanks,
Eric
1996 Four Winns 258 Vista 5.8L Fi Cobra SX