2000 454 MERCRUISER W/BRAVO 3 SHIFTING PROBLEMS

[PAPARO33]

I'M NEW TO THIS SO I'LL TRY TO GET TO THE POINT. IT STARTED MAKING CLICKING NOISES WHEN GOING FROM
NEUTRAL TO FORWARD OR NEUTRAL TO REVERSE. THEN LAST WEEKEND IT TOOK 3-4 OR 5 TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD
GO IN TO REVERSE. GOING TO FORWARD IT SEEMS A LITTLE EASIER. WHILE TRYING TO GET IN GEAR THE RPMS
WOULD GET QUITE HIGH AND OF COURSE IT WOULD BANG IN GEAR SO NOT TO MENTION I DOCKED HER AND
LET TAKE A REST TILL I GET SO ADVICE ON WHAT I SHOULD NEXT. I'M PRETTY GOOD WITH MY HANDS. I'M
HOPING ITS SOME ADJ. I CAN DO MYSELF. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP. YHX.

PS. AS U CAN SEE I'M LONG-WINDED

 

[Bt Doctur]

Bravo`s use a cone clutch so there should be no noise, throttle before shift could be a cable adjustment. When was the drive serviced last?

 

[Volphin]

Sounds to me like the lower shift cable going bad? It may be burned from an overheat or adjusted wrong. Once that is checked move on the the drive itself for issues. Has the drive been serviced recently? Has the lube been changed every season?

 

[PAPARO33]

THIS IS MY 3RD SEASON WITH THIS BOAT IT WASN'T SERVICED SINCE I OWN HER OTHER THEN
LUBE CHANGED EVERY SEASON. THE NOISE I MENTIONED WAS LIKE IT WAS JUST BEFORE GOING IN TO GEAR.
LIKE CLICK CLICK CLICK THIN I WOULD MOVE SHIFT LEVER A LITTLE UP OR DOWN N IT WOULD
GO IN GEAR?

 

[alldodge]

THIS IS MY 3RD SEASON WITH THIS BOAT IT WASN'T SERVICED SINCE I OWN HER OTHER THEN
LUBE CHANGED EVERY SEASON. THE NOISE I MENTIONED WAS LIKE IT WAS JUST BEFORE GOING IN TO GEAR.
LIKE CLICK CLICK CLICK THIN I WOULD MOVE SHIFT LEVER A LITTLE UP OR DOWN N IT WOULD
GO IN GEAR?

DON'T KNOW WHY YOUR SHOUTING, we can read fairly well. To do a bravo adjustment see below.

 

[PAPARO33]

SORRY IF I OFFENDED YOU BUT I'M 50% BLIND AND IT MAKES IT EASIER 4 ME 2 C.
ANYWAY THX 4 REPLYING. I'LL GET THE TOOL N RESET ADJ.

 

[alldodge]

SORRY IF I OFFENDED YOU BUT I'M 50% BLIND AND IT MAKES IT EASIER 4 ME 2 C.
ANYWAY THX 4 REPLYING. I'LL GET THE TOOL N RESET ADJ.

Ouch I feel bad, sorry...

as others mentioned, if your cable is worn you may still have the issue. So if it is the tools you get will be useful when and if a new cable is needed