OMC intermediate question

[Redrig]

Hello all ,

I need a favor from my OMC brethren.

Does anyone have a hydro or mechanical (78-85) stringer and either has their drive off , or an old intermediate laying around that you can take a measurement for me ?

Can you measure me the size of hole for the shift cable ? drill bit , micro , something that will give me the diameter of that hole .

reason why - I am converting from electric to mechanical and need to enlarge that hole for fatter shift cable .

thank you much !

 

[southkogs]

REDRIG - I was hoping someone else could answer. My old boat is not too far away, and I know the people who have it. But we have a hard time getting together because our schedules are usually way off. If I get over there in the next week or so, I'll catch a measurement on it for you.

 

[Redrig]

southkogs . I appreciate it , but dont make a special trip over it. I am sure I can find it sooner or later.

I have the mechanical shift cable of course and can measure that , but that is probably not the best approach, I would rather get it straight off a mechanical intermediate.

 

[Redrig]

Hey all ,

I have another question regarding the intermediate housing .

This past weekend I took out my intermediate driveshaft from my boat to replace the ball gear. It had 2 shims on it , I mangled them while removing so they need to be replaced.

my question is. When ordering the new ones , should I keep them the exact same ? or add maybe .001 or .002 to account for bearing wear ? (bearings look good and same with the splines , so that is good news)

I am leaning towards keeping the shims the exact same , but figured I would ask the pros



thanks in advance

 

[kenny nunez]

Since the bearings are good try to salvage the shims or try to obtain the same ones from one of the OMC suppliers. There is a tool that sets the shim stack and without it there is no way to get it right.

 

[Redrig]

Sounds like a plan , thanks Kenny I will just get exact replacements