Boomyal
Supreme Mariner
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The end of the hydro-mechanical shift cable, that mates with the shift converter, has a D shaped profile. The two braided cables exit the end of the cable in a pattern like a : (colon) that is vertical in the middle of that D profile in the outer cable end. This profile mates with a corresponding shaped hole, in the spring loaded tension block in the snout of the converter. The flat side of the D profile faces the back of the converter snout.
When loading up the braided cables inside the converter, the shorter of the braided cables is to be routed over the lower of the two cable tracks in the converter's shift quadrant. The longer of the two braided cables is to be wrapped around the idler pulley and then brought back over into the upper of the two cable tracks in that quadrant.
Here is the dilemma. The shorter of the braided cables exits the outer casing at the top of the colon, yet it needs to be threaded down in the lower quadrant track. It seems to me that the two braided cables need to cross over each other to get loaded in the right track. This would seemingly cause some friction as the cables move over each other when engaging gears.
Has anyone looked closely at this? I do not see any solution to this upper cable having to dive down under the upper cable. The braided cables exit the outer wrap far enough down inside the converter snout that you cannot see clearly if there is any real contact. I am almost bound to take everything apart again and take a closer look but it is a PITA to get down on my knees and unbolt everything.
When loading up the braided cables inside the converter, the shorter of the braided cables is to be routed over the lower of the two cable tracks in the converter's shift quadrant. The longer of the two braided cables is to be wrapped around the idler pulley and then brought back over into the upper of the two cable tracks in that quadrant.
Here is the dilemma. The shorter of the braided cables exits the outer casing at the top of the colon, yet it needs to be threaded down in the lower quadrant track. It seems to me that the two braided cables need to cross over each other to get loaded in the right track. This would seemingly cause some friction as the cables move over each other when engaging gears.
Has anyone looked closely at this? I do not see any solution to this upper cable having to dive down under the upper cable. The braided cables exit the outer wrap far enough down inside the converter snout that you cannot see clearly if there is any real contact. I am almost bound to take everything apart again and take a closer look but it is a PITA to get down on my knees and unbolt everything.
