Removed sx-a drive and now have loud clunking when shifting to reverse

[skydiveD30571]

VP SX-A 1.60 drive. Removed the drive to replace drive bellows and perform general maintenance. When putting the drive back on and attaching the shift cable, the threaded cube barely has room on the cable to thread on. What I mean by that is, with the control and drive both in neutral, the end of the cable barely extends past the shift bracket. So to align the cube with the hole in the shift bracket, it is practically hanging off the end of the shift cable. When removing the drive, I don't remember it being this way.



Now, shifting into forward gear is normal and quiet, but shifting into reverse is a noticeably lounder clunk. Runs fine in both gears. Idle is about 700rpm. The control is pretty stiff throughout the rpm range, but much smoother out of gear, so I think its time for a new cable anyways. Just trying to figure out what could have changed to cause the cable to seem that much shorter, and why this would cause so much more noise while shifting only into reverse. Thanks.

 

[Colliemcc]

Re: Removed sx-a drive and now have loud clunking when shifting to reverse

My sx drive makes a louder noise going into reverse also. I have my boat a while and is the first time i have out of the water going in and out of gear. I don't know till it goes back into the water if i will hear the noise.

 

[dypcdiver]

Re: Removed sx-a drive and now have loud clunking when shifting to reverse

Sounds to me that you need to check how you secured the outer sheath of the cable. There is a fork that fits over a groove in the stainless outer cable end fitting.

I might not be correct, I didn't notice you had the SX-A drive. But I still think there is a problem with the outer.

 

[skydiveD30571]

Re: Removed sx-a drive and now have loud clunking when shifting to reverse

You are correct there is the anchor that fits in the groove on the outer layer of the cable to hold it in position. I will definitely check that, but I don't remember seeing more than one groove to use so I think that part is right.

 

[skydiveD30571]

Re: Removed sx-a drive and now have loud clunking when shifting to reverse

Replaced shift cable and the new one lines up more nicer. The cube is right in the middle of the cable threads, and the cable extends just a hair further than the shift mechanism needs in both fwd/rev directions so it should be good to go. MUCH smoother shifting!