Bad Controls or shift cable???

[acurafrank]

Hello everyone! Here's my problem... I have a mercruiser 5.7 350 with the mercury binnacle style console mount controls with trim switch. Sometimes when I shift into gear and I try to go back to neutral, the neutral position is no longer at the center, it has moved further back towards the reverse position. Basically, the shifting on the controls keeps changing neutral positions. Could this be the control box is bad or shift cables need to be replaced? Hope I explained myself correctly. Thank you.

 

[alldodge]

Re: Bad Controls or shift cable???

Hello everyone! Here's my problem... I have a mercruiser 5.7 350 with the mercury binnacle style console mount controls with trim switch. Sometimes when I shift into gear and I try to go back to neutral, the neutral position is no longer at the center, it has moved further back towards the reverse position. Basically, the shifting on the controls keeps changing neutral positions. Could this be the control box is bad or shift cables need to be replaced? Hope I explained myself correctly. Thank you.

Your problem would be in the control box it self. Something is loose/broke and needs adjusting/replacement

 

[Fun Times]

Re: Bad Controls or shift cable???

Could be either or.

Reminds me of this thread, http://forums.iboats.com/mercruiser...ves/shifting-question-638249.html#post4492605

May as well start with testing the lower unit shift cable like Bruceb58 mentioned in post #9.

 

[acurafrank]

Re: Bad Controls or shift cable???

Thanks for the info, thats exactly what I'm going to start troubleshooting.

Could be either or.

Reminds me of this thread, http://forums.iboats.com/mercruiser...ves/shifting-question-638249.html#post4492605

May as well start with testing the lower unit shift cable like Bruceb58 mentioned in post #9.

 

[cr2k]

Re: Bad Controls or shift cable???

As long as your are chasing things I would pull the control box and give it a little love in the form of White Grease at the friction/wear points. It you are having to chase N I would lean more toward a cable issue.