Shift Bracket

[torombolo]

Hi, last weekend I lost my shifting ability while I was trying to anchor at our favorite spot.
After some inspection I notice that the bottom cable at my shifting bracket was out of the sucket where the safety pin holds it.

My question is, there is a nut behind the ballast, dioes the nut go all the way back to the cable or all the way close to the ballast and safety pin?

Thanks in advance for the help!



Almost forgot:
Mercuiser 5.7 Carburator year (2001)
Bravo 3

 

[Don S]

Re: Shift Bracket

My question is, there is a nut behind the ballast, dioes the nut go all the way back to the cable or all the way close to the ballast and safety pin?

What's a ballast?

 

[torombolo]

Re: Shift Bracket

Sorry my english is not that good.
It is a small weight in the cable that is hold in place by a pin. Its located on the pic with an a at the pin

 

[Don S]

Re: Shift Bracket

Ok, now I know what you are referring two. We call that a barrel, and it's threaded onto the cable for adjustment.

No nuts on it, just the cotter pin holding the barrel into the bracket. The barrel needs to pivot a little bit inside the bracket.
Let me find a picture just to make sure.

 

[torombolo]

Re: Shift Bracket

Thanks Don, mine has a nut, after the barrel, my guess then I gould thread both allthe way to the right like the pic?

 

[Don S]

Re: Shift Bracket

The threaded tube does have a jam nut on it so it doesn't come out of the end of the cable.

View attachment #11 Bravo Drives 88-98 321.pdf

Not sure about your picture with 3 a's and 2 b's it's hard to say what you are referring to.

 

[torombolo]

Re: Shift Bracket

Now I get it...
Thank you very much for the help!