Re: OMC Lost Reverse
You can do that plus once the drive is off, you can manually pull the cable by hand to see if operates smoothley. <br /><br />Do you know how old your cable is? Do you store your drive in the down position? <br /><br />Storing the drive in the down position is always a good idea especially for the bellows. Leaving the drive down also helps out the shift cable since the cable has less of a bend in it for a long period of time.<br /><br />I had my very first cable repaired under warranty. My second cable failed when I was launching at Lake Powell after driving 14 hours to get there. I had that one replaced at the boat repair there. Before it failed, it was having problems like yours. My third and fourth cables started failing in a similar matter so I changed them before I got stuck. <br /><br />One problem that I had which contributed to the cable wearing prematurely was a buildup of salt deposits in the cavity where the bellcrank is. OMC came out with a new bushing that allowd that area to be greased externally. By doing that, you could fill the cavity with grease and keep the salt deposits from forming. I would look into finding that kit if it is still available.<br /><br />When you put on the new cable, the most critical part is setting the neutral bellcrank position to 90 degrees. I always rented the tool from the local shop but you can also do it with the method mentioned by Stuart Hastings. It has been 4 years since I owned my Cobra. I could do the adjustments in my sleep back then. I don't remember all the details now but it wasn't really very hard at all.
