Old Man In The Sea Ray
Member
- Dec 15, 2021
- 46
- Boat Info
- 2003 Sea Ray Sundeck w/496 HO Bravo III
- Engines
- 496 HO Mercruiser w/B3 drive
270 Sundeck 496 Mag Bravo 3
I've never been thrilled with the effort required to shift from neutral to forward or reverse. Not terrible, but I have to "pop" it in gear. I lubed the remote, replaced the remote cable, and replaced the lower cable thru the transom. Today I removed the top cover on the outdrive to expose the shift mechanism. Everything looked looked good. The upper and lower cams on the shift[plate are good... no problem for them to move the cone clutch.
The ball detent was clean. The spring in the "cartridge" was fine. BUT, there's another compression spring behind the ball cartridge. I think that's too much load on the detent.
Has anyone experimented with lessening that compression spring either with heat or removing a coil or two?
I've never been thrilled with the effort required to shift from neutral to forward or reverse. Not terrible, but I have to "pop" it in gear. I lubed the remote, replaced the remote cable, and replaced the lower cable thru the transom. Today I removed the top cover on the outdrive to expose the shift mechanism. Everything looked looked good. The upper and lower cams on the shift[plate are good... no problem for them to move the cone clutch.
The ball detent was clean. The spring in the "cartridge" was fine. BUT, there's another compression spring behind the ball cartridge. I think that's too much load on the detent.
Has anyone experimented with lessening that compression spring either with heat or removing a coil or two?