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June 18, 2012, 01:14:55 PM
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seabob4

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Re: stiff control box - Sea Bob please feel free to help :)
« Reply #15 on: June 18, 2012, 01:14:55 PM »
A "concientious" rigger will run the cables such that the P/N end will be at the motor, much easier to check there than at the helm.  Unfortunately, Teleflex only puts the P/N at one end.  Stupid if you ask me...


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June 20, 2012, 11:40:54 PM
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« Reply #16 on: June 20, 2012, 11:40:54 PM »
Had a simular issue with my 90 spl 1998 model. It was the shift shaft grommet that's attached to the shift rod. As I remember it was a pain in the a$$ to get off. Had to get a vice to hold that shift rod . It can get really bound on that shaft. So to diagnose I'd say disconnect the cables and its still hard to manipulate with hands ect you've got a shift shaft issue. Just my guess.

March 11, 2013, 11:18:46 PM
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Re: stiff control box - Sea Bob please feel free to help :)
« Reply #17 on: March 11, 2013, 11:18:46 PM »
Okay, I checked both ends and I couldn't find anything printed on either end. Must have came off over the years. Anyone have an idea the length of the shifter cable  on a 99 Explorer 225? Ideally don't want to remove the cable before I get the new one. Thanks.

March 12, 2013, 12:04:13 AM
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« Reply #18 on: March 12, 2013, 12:04:13 AM »
I betcha 18' is close...


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March 12, 2013, 07:31:45 PM
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« Reply #19 on: March 12, 2013, 07:31:45 PM »
Thanks Seabob, I went ahead and ordered the 18 footer, I'll let you know how it works out.

March 23, 2013, 11:52:41 AM
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« Reply #20 on: March 23, 2013, 11:52:41 AM »
The 18' was just enough. It was probably 2' shorter than the one that was on there, but now I don't have a big coil of it behind the control box. It worked out. Thanks for getting me on the right length SeaBob.

I also discovered the underlying issue with my stiff shifting. The o-ring on the shift shaft have failed on the top of the lower unit. water was getting in and there was corrosion all around the o-ring causing it to bind on the shift shaft. Went ahead and replaced the housing and the o-ring. Now it shifts great.

March 23, 2013, 04:53:58 PM
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« Reply #21 on: March 23, 2013, 04:53:58 PM »
Glad the 18s worked, cables can be a beetch in regards to length, you always want enough, but not so much that you end up with a coil or a piss pot full of cable stuck behind something.  I remembered how the rigging pipe in Explorers was run, with a 45 degree piece pointed upward once it entered the wing area.

Still remember a few things from a few years ago...


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March 23, 2013, 09:43:51 PM
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Re: stiff control box - Sea Bob please feel free to help :)
« Reply #22 on: March 23, 2013, 09:43:51 PM »
Gotta love when they use something too long.
I always like the coils laying around :shock:

 

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