pursuit2460
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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- Aug 24, 2004
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I also have a brand new control. I had the old style and just couldn’t stand it, so switched to the new style control. Much nicer.
I also have a brand new control. I had the old style and just couldn’t stand it, so switched to the new style control. Much nicer.
I have a B3. Haven’t looked at SEI in years. They use to be not so great. Don’t know if they have stepped up their quality.
Well, if you read what I wrote, looks like you didn’t, the old pinned barrel nut and the new adjustable barrel, ended up in the same place. Second, I pulled the drive because I didn’t know it’s maintenance history and was having hard shift. The cable was cut and the inner wire had rust. The cable bellow was dry rotted also. So being that I can’t foresee the future, why would I go ripping into a drive not to knowing the issue first. I also don’t need to save for a drive. I can go and buy an entire drive tomorrow. Not to mention that a semi-hard shift, since it did get better than before, isn’t going to cause the drive to explode, FYI.
Ayuh,.... They have those for 4 grand,....
Let me know when you find a outdrive that exploded because it was hard to shift into gear. This might be my first B3 but I have had boats for 25+ years. So yeah, your bad.
Good to know. I just don’t know if they have improved in the quality dept. Back then they were a company to avoid.
Yeah, I briefly look around for an upper and it’s about $1,500 more than a gear set. There’s always options on which route to take. For now it’s shifting a lot better than when I bought it. I would say it’s a tad bit harder to shift than my previous outboard.
As of right now it’s shifting a lot better. Almost like my other outboard. So since it did get a lot better I will just use it and revisit next season/year. S. Florida is always in season. It seems I need a new gear. My outdrive engages without issue and boat move F/R, no throttle needed. I have read of it engaging and the boat doesn’t move because the cone clutch is slipping. I can do the sandpaper trick to the clutch and check but seems the gear set has wear that is causing the harder than normal shift. And it sucks because the gears looked great. No chips, burrs, etc.
I never said anything about a drive exploding, those are your words. I've never seen a drive just explode, this isn't the movies. I have seen major external damage due to underwater strikes, but again no explosions
Well, by you say to save up for a drive sounds like you can foresee the future of a drive that’s going to break. As for the advice, I haven’t chosen to ignore it. When you ignore something you refuse to pay attention or disregard the issue. I am not refusing to pay attention as in never fixing the issue. Since the shifting has gotten considerably better and just about the same a an outboard shifting, I choose for the moment to use it. The hard shift I had is gone, so the chances of the clutch welding together like you said from a hard shift it not likely possible. If it happens, oh well, replace the gears and life goes on. It’s not like I replace the cables and still had a hard shift. If I did then I would have moved on to the next step in figuring out the issue. That’s how you diagnose things, not throw parts at it and hope it works. I am sure luck has nothing to do with it. But trust me that life will go on. This isn’t the last B3 in existence.
Why post a question?
Okay, I've seen it multiple times but your shift issue was resolved prior to your OP
Again, why post a question?
Uh huh, not like you did with the cables and "fine" adjustment. I can troubleshoot
How existential
Reading comprehension isn't your strong point, is it?
