Hi
I am based in Malta and have a boat with OMC 5.8L 1989.
Last year I had a slight problem to get the z-drive disengaged from forward to neutral. It was intermittently doing this but I always was afraid that I would not manage to get it to neutral at some time so I decided to get of the z-drive off and start the adjustment procedure you have listed in your website.
I checked all the cables and these were fine. I believed that all I needed is proper adjustment.
With the Z-drive removed I started by making the transom shift cable a distance of 19.4cm as stated. (My problem here is the position of the attachment (cable fork) with the z-drive. Since it must be at exact neutral position.) Is there a simple way to adjust this attachment?
After I mounted the z-drive and tested the transom shift cable. While my child rotated the propeller shaft I engaged forward/reverse and back to neutral easily by hand using only the transom shift cable alone.
Then I followed the 5 steps of the engine shift bracket adjustment but strangely enough after these steps neutral and backwards were ok but forward was not engaging or partly engaged when using the **** controller.
"5 Steps of the Engine Shift Bracket Adjustment"
1. Forward Over stroke Adjustment
Centre the cable anchor located in the angled slot on the top of the shift lever. Install the remote control shift cable, control box in FORWARD GEAR FULL THROTTLE. Pull out on the casing guide to remove any slack. Adjust the shift cable trunnion to canter the forward (fixed) over stroke cam with the switch button on the over stroke switch.
2. Forward Gear Engagement
Install the transom bracket shift cable, control box is still in forward gear full throttle. PULL OUT ON THE TRANSOM BRACKET SHIFT CABLE TO FULLY ENGAGE THE CLUTCH DOG WHILE SOMEONE ROTATES THE PROPELLER. Make sure you pull back on the shift cable to remove all the end play from the system as you adjust the black barrel trunnion. When installed correctly and all slack is out of the system the load lever will "rock upward stiffly" and "rock downward easily" but should always canter itself!
3.Reverse Gear Engagement
Shift the control box into REVERSE GEAR FULL THROTTLE; loosen the 7/16" nut in the angled slot at the top of the shift lever on the shift bracket. PUSH DOWN on the shift lever while someone rotates the propeller to FULLY ENGAGE THE CLUTCH DOG. While holding down on the shift lever, remove all slack from the remote control shift cable by pulling its casing guide to the rear of the boat. Be careful not to preload the system. Then tighten the 7/16" nut securely. When adjusted properly, and all play removed, the load lever will "rock downward stiffly" and "rock upward easily", but will always centre itself.
4. Reverse Overt stroke Adjustment
Adjust the reverse over stroke cam to centre itself with the switch button on the over stroke switch (3/8" nut). The control box is still in reverse gear full throttle. "PW thru RG" (sic) models will probably not have a reverse over stroke cam.
I tried the above procedure several times with no success. I believe I am missing some basic step.
I appreciate any help.
Thank you very much.
Hansel Tonna
I am based in Malta and have a boat with OMC 5.8L 1989.
Last year I had a slight problem to get the z-drive disengaged from forward to neutral. It was intermittently doing this but I always was afraid that I would not manage to get it to neutral at some time so I decided to get of the z-drive off and start the adjustment procedure you have listed in your website.
I checked all the cables and these were fine. I believed that all I needed is proper adjustment.
With the Z-drive removed I started by making the transom shift cable a distance of 19.4cm as stated. (My problem here is the position of the attachment (cable fork) with the z-drive. Since it must be at exact neutral position.) Is there a simple way to adjust this attachment?
After I mounted the z-drive and tested the transom shift cable. While my child rotated the propeller shaft I engaged forward/reverse and back to neutral easily by hand using only the transom shift cable alone.
Then I followed the 5 steps of the engine shift bracket adjustment but strangely enough after these steps neutral and backwards were ok but forward was not engaging or partly engaged when using the **** controller.
"5 Steps of the Engine Shift Bracket Adjustment"
1. Forward Over stroke Adjustment
Centre the cable anchor located in the angled slot on the top of the shift lever. Install the remote control shift cable, control box in FORWARD GEAR FULL THROTTLE. Pull out on the casing guide to remove any slack. Adjust the shift cable trunnion to canter the forward (fixed) over stroke cam with the switch button on the over stroke switch.
2. Forward Gear Engagement
Install the transom bracket shift cable, control box is still in forward gear full throttle. PULL OUT ON THE TRANSOM BRACKET SHIFT CABLE TO FULLY ENGAGE THE CLUTCH DOG WHILE SOMEONE ROTATES THE PROPELLER. Make sure you pull back on the shift cable to remove all the end play from the system as you adjust the black barrel trunnion. When installed correctly and all slack is out of the system the load lever will "rock upward stiffly" and "rock downward easily" but should always canter itself!
3.Reverse Gear Engagement
Shift the control box into REVERSE GEAR FULL THROTTLE; loosen the 7/16" nut in the angled slot at the top of the shift lever on the shift bracket. PUSH DOWN on the shift lever while someone rotates the propeller to FULLY ENGAGE THE CLUTCH DOG. While holding down on the shift lever, remove all slack from the remote control shift cable by pulling its casing guide to the rear of the boat. Be careful not to preload the system. Then tighten the 7/16" nut securely. When adjusted properly, and all play removed, the load lever will "rock downward stiffly" and "rock upward easily", but will always centre itself.
4. Reverse Overt stroke Adjustment
Adjust the reverse over stroke cam to centre itself with the switch button on the over stroke switch (3/8" nut). The control box is still in reverse gear full throttle. "PW thru RG" (sic) models will probably not have a reverse over stroke cam.
I tried the above procedure several times with no success. I believe I am missing some basic step.
I appreciate any help.
Thank you very much.
Hansel Tonna