Help needed with Quick silver remote throttle control box please.

[Rovernaut]

Hi, hoping some one here can help.<br />I have a Quicksilver control box, ( the one that has the square "throttle only" button on the shift lever )<br />There is a spring and a rod with one end pointed and one flat end that appears to lock the throtttle lever? It is situated at the front of the unit under a retaining plate, these 2 items fell out whilst I dismantled it and now I don't know how the are fitted correctly.Pointy end in or flat end in?<br />Hoping some one can help.<br /><br />I also have a problem with the connecting bar that connects the throttle mechanism and the gear shift mechanism plates together. There are 4 holes to choose from that it can connect to!<br />Has any one got a picture on how they correctly connect?<br />Thanks in advance

 

[Rovernaut]

Re: Help needed with Quick silver remote throttle control box please.

I think I have nutted out the workings of it now re the levers.<br />But I still have the problem of the locking rod that allows the use of throttle only out of gear.<br />I think I may have lost a part.<br />The rod slides in pointy end 1st, when I try to put the spring in next it gets trapped in the lever workings and ands up mangled<br /><br />I is almost like there should be another part between the spring and the rod , like a ball bearing at the end of the spring that the rod end then glides on? <br />Does any one know how this works??????<br /><br />Since the stainless steel spring is destroyed now, and mercury don't list them as a replacement part. I will have to source a spring for elsewhere.

 

[Moody Blue]

Re: Help needed with Quick silver remote throttle control box please.

I have the same control and had to take it apart last year to do some repairs but I don't remember the specifics, sorry. Here however are a couple links to exploded diagrams that I found useful. Hope they help you out as well. <br />Note; I had to add a space after the .com/ and before the Show_pictures3.asp to get the address to display on this site. WHen you access this address be sure to eliminate the space first. <br /><br /> http://www.mercruiserparts.com/ Show_pictures3.asp?dnbr=4200091A&ivar=IMAGES/QS/42000.91A/5.png&inbr=1989&bnbr=50&bdesc=REMOTE+CONTROL+ASSY+%28W%2FPOWER+TRIM%29]remote control<br /><br /> http://www.mercruiserparts.com/ Show_pictures3.asp?dnbr=4200091A&ivar=IMAGES/QS/42000.91A/3.png&inbr=1989&bnbr=40&bdesc=MODULAR+COMPONENTS<br /><br />Good luck.

 

[heybaylor]

Re: Help needed with Quick silver remote throttle control box please.

ball bearing goes into handle , then point end of rod /drive pin then spring ..<br />the "button pushes on the ball bearing ..<br />gives the "rod enough clearance to clear the handle, throttle rotate's does not rotate the rod ..that equals .disconnecting the shifter.<br /><br />Be sure not to put too stout of a spring in ..<br />makes it hard to push button ..Ask me how I know

 

[Rovernaut]

Re: Help needed with Quick silver remote throttle control box please.

Thanks Guys for you help.<br />The pic link was a great help Hooray!!!!!<br />It appears that I am missing the ball and the stop!<br />These must have unnoticably fallen out and appear lost.<br />THE BAD NEWS IS THAT THE SPRING, BALL AND STOP ARE NOT SOLD SEPERATELY!!!!!!!!<br />Seems a bit disappointing that such small parts entail buytingf a whole assembly when everything else is able to be sourced

 

[heybaylor]

Re: Help needed with Quick silver remote throttle control box please.

well sir , you can substitute a ball, and fashion a stop, I used a standard spring ( not stainless) <br />and greased it good ..probably will out last the engine .<br />good luck

 

[Rovernaut]

Re: Help needed with Quick silver remote throttle control box please.

heybaylor, yep that is what I was thinking.<br />I scrounged in my woirkshop trying to source a ball bearing from some where, but alas no such luck.<br /> Always seem to come across steel balls when you don't need 'em , but when you need one they arn't around.<br />And i don't think it is a common hardware item.

 

[heybaylor]

Re: Help needed with Quick silver remote throttle control box please.

got any old bearings in your garage ?.. bust one and see what size ball are in it

 

[Rovernaut]

Re: Help needed with Quick silver remote throttle control box please.

Tried the garage, seems everything I might have had that could of done the trick has been I thrown out.<br /> I did manage to make my own spring out of the piece of steel wire, but, wish I could find some stainless steal wire.<br />I did ring another outboard breaker/wrecker they might have some spares in their odds and sods.

 

[heybaylor]

Re: Help needed with Quick silver remote throttle control box please.

call a local printer/copier repairman ..<br />they carry all sizes of springs ...stainless maybe ..

 

[Rovernaut]

Re: Help needed with Quick silver remote throttle control box please.

I sourced the correct parts via an outboard reconditioner.<br /> It is a Commander side mount repair kit that cantained all the springs and balls plus other parts no reco the control.<br /> part code Quicksilver 85882A1.<br /> It was the last one they had. And only $15.50 AUD.<br />Now I'm cooking with gas again!

 

[heybaylor]

Re: Help needed with Quick silver remote throttle control box please.

great , now you are the throttle/control expert ..<br />Im glad your up and running