Re: Advice sought shift cable replacement 2009 SX-A transom routing?
Diver you are correct, it's the same for an SX-A.
Lynall if you trace the cable from the control back to the engine compartment, you'll see that it enters a black rubber tube. This tube travels down and out the transom. The end of this tube stays above the water line which keeps it from leaking water into the bilge. Turn the drive full port and you'll have access to the drive-side end of the tube. No need to remove the drive to change the cable.
Here's how I did mine: Disconnect the cable on both ends. Begin pulling the cable out from the transom side. When the control end of the cable gets near the rubber tube, I taped a nylon string (shoelace in my case, worked well) to it and the new cable. Then continue removing the cable. Once the cable is fully removed from the boat, you will now have your new cable ready to pull through the rubber tube with the nylon string (which will be hanging out the transom end of the tube). I also like spreading some hand lotion on cables as I route them thru rubber, it helps them slide and not bind. Once you get it through, route the rest up to the control and connect/adjust to the drive and control.
I think you'll really like a new cable it helped my shifting a ton. I used Teleflex Xtreme cables. If you haven't bought a new cable yet, you'll see a code printed on your current cable...the last 2 digits is the length. That's what you'll need when ordering a new one.
