Thx John. My engine is a Universal diesel M30; the pedestal is a Edson, probably a very old model from the 1970s.
I am planning to take the top of the pedestal apart today and see if I can find anything there. Thx. Bo On Sun, Apr 18, 2021 at 7:56 AM John and Maryann Read via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > HI Bo > > > > What model pedestal and engine and tranny? If your tranny is a cone > design, it is critical to get full throw at the tranny shift lever or there > will be slippage > > > > The outer sheath is (should be) clamped on both ends so does not move. I > see a hole in your pedestal tube. Is that for a set screw to hold a > bracket?? > > > > At the pedestal, can your shifter hit the pedestal body? If so there may > be a problem as insufficient throw at the tranny. On mine, there is a > double spring at the tranny so tranny is fully engaged with a bit of spring > compression before shifter hits body both fwd and rev. Under deck, verify > sheath does not move when shifting. If it does your pedestal clamping is > suspect. > > > > At the tranny, verify the cable sheath is secure and does not move. > Verify the inner cable is correctly attached to the tranny lever so the > lever goes its full travel in fwd and rev. On ours, the lever is simply > clamped onto a rod that goes into the tranny and can slip. On mine > (Kanzaki on a Yanmar engine) there are two attachment holes on the lever. > The cable is attached to the inner one so there is sufficient throw of the > cable. > > > > Hope this helps > > > > John and Maryann > > Legacy III > > 1982 C&C 34 > > Noank, CT > > > > > > > > *From:* General Gao via CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com] > *Sent:* Saturday, April 17, 2021 1:37 PM > *To:* Stus-List > *Cc:* General Gao > *Subject:* Stus-List help with shift cable issue > > > > I am continuing with my work on the shift cable issue. To summarize, the > shift cable suddenly could not shift the gearbox properly. Looking at the > gearbox side, the cable conduit ends may have moved and caused the issue. > I've verified the cable at the engine end did not change > > > > I took a couple of pictures at the control end of things: > > > > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nXEiGVBoIcaEGtVxav6felcClgAVns2b/view?usp=sharing > > > > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-Lji9SQ1EPGDig2bngtrdwHd4I0moIBa/view?usp=sharing > > > > I am thinking something got loose at the pedestal side, the conduit end > bracket might got loose; however I could not find the screw that sets the > distance of the conduit end from the control lever. > > > > Am I missing something? > > > > Regards, > > > > Bo > > > > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
