Omc Sterndrive Shift Cable Replacement

Disconnect the transom bracket shift cable from the shift bracket located on the engine.

Omc sterndrive shift cable replacement.

All of the later 1981 1985 sterndrives were full mechanical shift while some of the earlier 1978 1980 outdrives were hydro mechanical. Loosen both set screws from the casing guide and then loosen the lock nut and unscrew the casing guide jacket so that only the bare wire end of the shift cable is exposed. Do you require a repair on your electric switch assembly. Omc 400 800 series repair parts omc electric shift stern drive anode drive shaft pinion bearings forward gear sets reverse gears pinion gear shims propeller shaft.

The omc cobra drive has been known to eat its gear sets because of improperly aligned shift cables. When installing it is recommended the use of johnson outboard gasket retaining compound to seal between support tube oem 310644 and the wire. On the recreational boating motors front omc invested in new technologies including its newer stern drive engines developed to power. The outboard marine corporation omc was formed in 1929 but it s outboards and sterndrives became known as omc s in 1956 during the decade when recreational boating first surged in popularity.

Omc went bankrupt in 2000 and had its outboard business and evinrude. Once your gear set is destroyed your boat will be immobile until you can replace the entire gear set. Shift cable assembly kit fit for omc cobra 1986 1993 adjustment tools mounting gasket set fit for omc cobra 987661 sierra 18 2245 replacement for 21715 27 00475 automotive starter parts repair kits 3 2 out of 5 stars 11. Water pump kit and drive shaft.

Omc first introduced the cobra drive in 1985. Remove outdrive not covered in this guide 2. That was when omc diversified its product line. Make offer omc king cobra sterndrive complete outdrive daddy king clutch 986043 1987 omc cobra gimbal housing assembly with hydraulic lift pump and rams 1 900 00.

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