mrollingthunder
Cadet
- Joined
- Aug 11, 2008
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- 7
I wrote to the forum about a problem with my 1978 omc 800 outdrive not working last week, and received some sound advice, but unfortunately, the problem remains.
The outdrive was working last week, until it suddenly stopped working. The seal had failed and there was water in the oil, which I initallt thought was the problem. The tilt motor, hammer connection, shaft, worm gear and everything else was checked and all work fine. When I hit the switch everything turns, including the clutch pack, but it does not cause the tilt shaft to turn. Clearly the clutch pack is slipping. I disassembled it. cleaned all the surfaces, let the clutch plates soak in oil, everything that was recommended, I reassembled it, and the problem remains. Am I doing something wrong? I believe I have all the pieces back in place in the correct order: 3 shims, the backing plate, a clutch plate, then a metal plate and so on, ending in the three cupped spring washers, then the retaining clip, spacer then cover. Am I missing anything? I also noticed that with everything reassembled and the cover not quite tightened down I could manually lift the entire outdrive , but when I torqued the bolts to the cover I could no longer lift the outdrive. Regardless, with the cover loose or tight, every thing still spins, but does not raise. Any additional advice? Does anyone have a better assemble diagram than the one in my SELOC guide? It is practically useless.
The outdrive was working last week, until it suddenly stopped working. The seal had failed and there was water in the oil, which I initallt thought was the problem. The tilt motor, hammer connection, shaft, worm gear and everything else was checked and all work fine. When I hit the switch everything turns, including the clutch pack, but it does not cause the tilt shaft to turn. Clearly the clutch pack is slipping. I disassembled it. cleaned all the surfaces, let the clutch plates soak in oil, everything that was recommended, I reassembled it, and the problem remains. Am I doing something wrong? I believe I have all the pieces back in place in the correct order: 3 shims, the backing plate, a clutch plate, then a metal plate and so on, ending in the three cupped spring washers, then the retaining clip, spacer then cover. Am I missing anything? I also noticed that with everything reassembled and the cover not quite tightened down I could manually lift the entire outdrive , but when I torqued the bolts to the cover I could no longer lift the outdrive. Regardless, with the cover loose or tight, every thing still spins, but does not raise. Any additional advice? Does anyone have a better assemble diagram than the one in my SELOC guide? It is practically useless.
