unsalted
Active Member
- Jan 21, 2022
- 264
- Boat Info
- 2001 Sundancer 310
- Engines
- Twin MX 6.2L MPI w/Bravo III Drives
Well, had my first high pucker factor adventure with my new to me 2001 310DA. I was pulling up to my slip and dropped into neutral and she wasn’t stopping. I’m pretty new to this whole thing so I didn’t figure out what was happening until after I hit a floating dock and then I got the engines shut down. Now I need to diagnose my issue and see if it’s something I can fix or not.
After tying it up I restarted the engines and confirmed my Port engine was stuck in forward. Opened the hatch and see that the throttle pivot point is actuating with input and I checked the intermediate cable and could detect movement. I tried shifting to neutral and raising the RPMs slightly to see if I could get it to release, but no joy. I then removed the intermediate cable from the shift plate and tried manually moving the cable between gears to see if it was an adjustment issue.
So it seems likely that either the cable came off the stern drive and is just free playing in and out (not likely as this would be just too much luck) or my cone clutch is damaged and needs replacing (more expensive option, so almost assuredly more likely).
The marina says they may be able to squeeze me into the schedule in 2 to 3 weeks but of course I want to be boating now. I know I’ll need to haul the boat out but I’m not familiar with the degree of difficulty involved in pulling the stern and replacing the cone clutch.
I have Mercury service manual #28 (Bravo Sterndrives) and youtube. Looking for opinions on the degree of difficulty involved or if I’ve overlooked any other diagnostics or potential issues.
TIA
After tying it up I restarted the engines and confirmed my Port engine was stuck in forward. Opened the hatch and see that the throttle pivot point is actuating with input and I checked the intermediate cable and could detect movement. I tried shifting to neutral and raising the RPMs slightly to see if I could get it to release, but no joy. I then removed the intermediate cable from the shift plate and tried manually moving the cable between gears to see if it was an adjustment issue.
So it seems likely that either the cable came off the stern drive and is just free playing in and out (not likely as this would be just too much luck) or my cone clutch is damaged and needs replacing (more expensive option, so almost assuredly more likely).
The marina says they may be able to squeeze me into the schedule in 2 to 3 weeks but of course I want to be boating now. I know I’ll need to haul the boat out but I’m not familiar with the degree of difficulty involved in pulling the stern and replacing the cone clutch.
I have Mercury service manual #28 (Bravo Sterndrives) and youtube. Looking for opinions on the degree of difficulty involved or if I’ve overlooked any other diagnostics or potential issues.
TIA