Throttle Only button stuck!?!?!?

[hckrphil]

I have a 2000 Wellcraft Martinique 3000, volvo motors and outdirves but it has a Mercury throttle control.



The Throttle Only button is stuck depressed. The plastic piece you push on is loose, its what THAT pushes on that seems to be stuck and not popping back out. Any ideas what I can do to un-stick this?

Thanks!
Phil

 

[Scott Danforth]

this is what I have done in the past: spray some WD 40 in the area there behind the button, use the handle of a screw driver and tap the controls with about a thousand light taps. the oil and light vibration help to get it unstuck.

 

[hckrphil]

I'll give that a shot tonight Scott......... I'll bring a rubber mallet It never ends with this boat i swear!

Phil

 

[CV16]

It never ends with any boat!

 

[Scott Danforth]

I don't think a rubber mallet would work, maybe the handle.. its repetitive small vibrations. same a stuck key on GM vehicles from a failed tumbler spring

 

[hckrphil]

I've got the throttle out where I was able to open the backside of it. Does anyone have a diagram as to HOW this is supposed to work? When I move the lever forward and backwards, the shifter linkage (the one with the black S above it) clearly does not move. The linkage with the black T (throttle) moves fine.

Throttle in the neutral position:



Throttle in reverse:


Anywhere I should be looking? Shouldn't I be able to push it back out from behind here near the spring?

Maybe something is in there (small piece of broken plastic from previous throttle only button? HMMMMMmmmmmm.

Phil

 

[hckrphil]

I THINK I have this figured out now.... That little pin I'm holding fell out on me when I took it apart.... When you push the throttle only button, it disengages the shifting gear..... when you rotate the assembly, it pops back in to place (goes back in gear).... mine must have gotten out of wack somehow... Re-assembling tomorrow, fingers crossed it works!!!!

 

[Scott Danforth]

Put a little grease on the pin when you reassemble

 

[hckrphil]

Lubed up everything as I was re-assembling..... Everything is working now... still not 100% sure WHY it stopped working in the first place....... but all is good for now

Phil

 

[Scott Danforth]

It stopped working because boats have gremlins