Re: Shift shaft question
Well the lower is wiggly,the seal on the upper is in,and good. Also,I have the bushings you showed me, the shaft is loose in the new set also. The shaft calipers out 3/8 perfectly. I checked the shaft compared to my personal one,it measures exactly 3/8 same as mine. However the customers shaft is tight when installed into my bell but not on his. I'm thinking the bushings are mfd wrong. Even a new set we have on the shelf does not fit correctly,quicksilver brand too. Dunno what the heck is going on.
What happened us another shop installed bellows,shift cable,and gimbal bearing. The guy was out on lake superior,shift failed,had to run 4 miles in reverse to get back,as the kicker they fixed failed also. Could have been a bad situation. The lower slide set screw fell out causing the shift problem. I got it together,but the shift was problematic getting set,thus finding the shift shaft issue. I got it going today but had to extend the slot in the lever a bit to get enough travel, could also be the l-unit is wore a bit also,shift dogs and such. I explained it all to the customer that it'll need to be done up better,and correctly,or it'll probably fail again. All I could tell him is I did what I could to save his vacation,all settings are right from the mercruiser manual,except the slot was extended a bit. Whew! Enough typing,
Grub
