shift interuput not working properly

[davidh86]

Hey everyone, I've been fixing up my 1977 sea ray 220 and ive been having a shift issue. The shift interup plate never moves. Ive adjuststed the lower shift cable to 6 inches while some one turns the prop counter clockwise till it stops while i push the cable in, then after putting the shift cable back on the plate in the position for forward i install the control cable to fit the bracket perfectly then then turn the barrel 4 tuns away from the end of the cable. Am i doing something wrong? oh and the lower shift cable is new and i checked the measurements for the control cable and it looks fine.

 

[ktbarrentine]

Re: shift interuput not working properly

Does your shift interrupt switch work when activated manually? You wont see the interrupt switch work out of the water. needs to be under load.

 

[davidh86]

Re: shift interuput not working properly

yes it does, the actual plate doesnt move properly. While working on it i noticed if i adjusted the cables within the manual specs it will move the interrupt bracket while the engine is off but not while its on. I even went as far as adjusting the reverse lock valve by putting the shifter in reverse and lining up the triangles on the base and arm.

 

[Bt Doctur]

Re: shift interuput not working properly

you need to understand the shift interupter will only work coming out of gear IN THE WATER WITH A LOAD ON THE PROP
never on land unless the cable is bad.
what type of lower cable rear or aft entry, and did you cut it

 

[zang8027]

Re: shift interuput not working properly

I can confirm this. My plate does not move on land either. I just troubleshot my shift interupt switch

 

[davidh86]

Re: shift interuput not working properly

The cable was replaced last season by a mechanic which didnt really seem like he cared if it worked properly or not, i recently did a gimble ring replacement and the cable looks like it was a pre cut style when i disassembled it, i just routed it the same way , double checked all the measurements to make sure they matched mercruiser specs and made sure the cable didnt bind. How often do control cables go bad, id rater just buy a new one than take it to a marina, the install instrunctions are pretty strait forward?