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  1. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    Redid the adjustment last night. I did have something wrong (forgot the 4 turns on the helm cable) but if anything (also using 5 7/8"), I now needed to use almost all of the slot to get reverse to solidly engage. I measured my helm cable travel at 3 1/6" on the new setting. It does very lightly...
  2. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    Did some more checking while getting the boat covered up tonight... seems there is some light ratcheting in neutral, so maybe I don't have it right. I did use 6" on the last adjustment... maybe I should have used 5 7/8" for the initial set point. I'll mess with it this week.
  3. ratdude747

    Name or part # for MC-1 Hook Thing?

    All three MC1's I have for my 1976 (the original 1976, one that's the same age or a bit older, and one that's a later build, all 888's) have the hole. And I am very grateful for it (I've been in outdrive heck the last month, but that's my other thread's story). Probably was a pain to die cast...
  4. ratdude747

    File uploads no good again?

    Still not working.
  5. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    Pulled the throttle... what a pain. For future reference, if one has a morse controls throttle like this, shift full reverse or else the shift cable lever won't allow it to exit the gunwall. The shift linkage had a second cable attachment hole that gives a roughly 1/4" greater swing of the...
  6. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    I tried it both ways. Little difference. And yes I did move it all the way in the slot to try to make it work.
  7. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    Back to square 1. Shift cable adjustment still not doable. I fiddled with it and got it a lot closer than it had been (both directions catch but just barely and can be pushed past). Seems the issue is the helm cable. I'm only getting 2 21/32" of throw (should be 3"?). The lower cable is much...
  8. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    Better news: it's on! Did some testing with the old input shaft and old gimbal bearing and determined the issue was surface rust on the new shaft hanging the bearing... Wasn't even hitting the o rings. I wire brushed the shaft until the old bearing slid on comfortablely and replaced the o rings...
  9. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    Good news! It's off! Used the 2x4 and trim ram trick. Bad news is I cheesed the second gasket a bit at the very top. Not completely torn but not great. Still ok to use?
  10. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    I've done it... Tried giving the drive some light dead blow taps and now have the shift jammed in the bearing. Having no luck getting it out in a way that doesn't skewer my other gasket. I'm thinking this input shaft still has rust in the o ring grooves. May be better off trying to swap the...
  11. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    My coworker had an expander tool... So the bellows are done. Shift cable fought like a stubborn mule but I made do there. But the drive install is not going well. Gets stuck 1" out... I suspect that's the o rings on the gimbal shaft. I installed the ones that came in the upper seal kit... But I...
  12. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    Of course... that's partially what deep sixed my upper gearcase! Bellows adhesive or aviation gasket maker (perfect seal)? I'd think the former since it's metal to rubber? Maybe slightly. The issue is that the plastic tube sticks out farther than a normal deep socket (with a ratchet plugged in)...
  13. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    Frustrating day. The theme is "messed over by tools" (what I wanted to type is a bit more colorful, if you like!) First issue was getting the shift cable threaded into the bellhousing. As it turns out, I erred by buying a cheap socket on eBay. (file uploads aren't working, so no pic) Notably...
  14. ratdude747

    File uploads no good again?

    Seems for me today, that file uploads are failing in the same way they did back in August of last year: https://forums.iboats.com/threads/photos-not-saving-to-server.773767/ Had it both on my phone earlier and now on my laptop... both were on my WiFi so technically it could be ISP related?
  15. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    More work done today: Shift cable and bellows removed (I ran some coated wire rope to maintain the routing). Bellhousing tapped. Didn't cut metal; seems the threads were always all the way thru and the tap is just to clean junk from said threads? Per my prior posts, swapped shift shaft...
  16. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    Sloppy on the shaft.That said, from what I'm reading this is common/normal.
  17. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    Working on the bell housing and having an issue. Seems the new lower bushing is very sloppy compared to the old bushing. The upgraded upper bushing fits the shaft fine. Is this intentional? Or am I correct to put the old bushing back in?
  18. ratdude747

    How do you trim?

    Well, trimming up historically didn't do that for me. No change.
  19. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    5/16 and 8mm are virtually the same size. Especially in a low-torque situation like these hose clamps. In any case, nothing locally available, so hopefully a 1/4" u joint and a non-deep socket will clear... not nearly as tight as the previous trim wiring job (where a very-low-profile MAC 7/16"...
  20. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    Called it at 15 minutes... seems to be sealed well. I'll fill it with oil and grease the u joints before it goes on. Attempted to pop the exhaust and shift bellows... seems I'll need to get a flex headed 8mm or 5/16" 1/4" drive socket to get to the transom hose clamps. Same routine as what I...
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