Shift Cable Replacement
Shift cable on my 216 broke. Now I'm trying to get the control box out to replace it. WOW, what a muther! Has anyone done this? There is NO room to get it out, how in the heck do you do it? Almost looks like I'm going to have to cut an access hole behind the control.
Thanks,
George
It is really tight. I think boat shops get 6 yr olds to change that stuff out!! That's one project I got too frustrated and took to a boat shop for. Good luck but don't cut an access hole!
AMEN !!! Well worth the $100 my mechanic charged me to replace it-it is probably $300 worth of P.I.A. suffering & frustration to do it yourself. The throttle cable will be next-might as well get them both done at the same time. Plus he can check & adjust the TPS if needed.Originally Posted by Tx 201
AlanW
2000 Viper Coral 191
Mercury 200 EFI
12" Slidemaster
25" Tempest Plus
Well, being here in the middle of the desert, taking it to a boat shop ain't gonna happen, 'cause there aren't any! Anyway, after a few hours, a couple pints of blood, half a dozen ripped/skinned knuckles and a 12 pak of Coors, I got it! Man, what a muther!!!!!!
All the dogs were hiding in the bathroom after hearing me cuss and fuss all afternoon.........
Cheers,
George
Yes, I agree... it is a huge PITA and i still have the scars on my knuckles and hands from it. The hard part is pulling out the control mechanism from inside the gunnel, so you can get to the cable end and trunnion.
Yep, it was fun!If you get in the boat and lay down on the floor under the steering wheel facing the back, put your head up aginst the side of the boat and take a small flash lite and look behind the bulkhead you can see some room up toward the gunnel cap. Just cram your left arm back there and reach under the control box (be sure to have an old tee shirt under your arm to soak up the blood) and push it up in the gunnel cap area and work it back toward the front.
You will have to sit down and have a few beers after this part and wait for the bleeding to stop and tape up all the skinned bits on your arm.
Now you get to ram the cable through the rigging tube and around through the battery compartment. Now duct tape it to the old cable so you can pull the new one up to the control box. It sure helps to have a buddy around to help feed the cable back at the motor and open you a cold one (I did it solo, so it took all afternoon). Hook it all up and she's right to go mate!!!
One more small but important tip, ware some old painting jeans/tee shirt, 'cause yer gonna get dirty and bloody before it done!
Have fun!
George
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