I have a stuffing box wrench with half of the handle chopped off. :-) Was your 90 degree wrench needed at the pedestal, or down below?
On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 7:57 PM, John and Sue Fletcher < jfletche...@cogeco.ca> wrote: > I changed the shift cable on my 33-1 1976 with the atomic four. It > went fairly well but I do recall taking a 1/2” open end wrench and heating > it to put a 90 degree bend in it. Still have that in the bottom of my tool > box > > John F > peregrine 33-1 > > *From:* Bob Moriarty <bobmo...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Friday, December 14, 2012 7:36 PM > *To:* cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Subject:* Stus-List 33-1 A-4 Transmission Linkage Woes > > Took the day off to tinker on the boat. The transmission linkage had > stopped working for forward. Reverse works fine on the venerable Atomic-4. > For forward I have to hop below, remove the companionway steps, and push > the shift lever into forward. This got old, even with crew. > When shifting to forward from the pedestal the shift cable bulges downward > where it exits the sheath(?). This is a span of about 4 inches of cable and > 5 inches of solid rod which connects to the shift lever. > Very tight quarters. Seems like I'd have to remove the engine to replace > the shift cable. Major bummer. > I twisted the end of the cable 180 degrees and reattached it to the shift > lever and that might have fixed it. I can now get it into the forward > detent from the pedestal, but time will tell... > Bob M > Ox 33-1 > Jax, FL > > ------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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