SkiDoc

Have a 97 twin Daytona with Morse controls. It is much more difficult to shift in out of gear than my friends boat with Livorsi controls. My wife loads the boat and she has to use two hands to shift. I know it is not my outdrives. It is either the contols or the cables. I had a single Eagle with the same contol and it was just as hard to shift. I need to do something so dock or trailer rash does not happen.

Catagory5

If your sure your drives are fine it sounds like bad cables or bad cable routing. Has it always been had to shift?

Slick02

Gotta agree with cat5, sounds more like dried out cables or bad routing of the cables(binding),,more likely #1 tho.

SkiDoc

Have had the boat 2 years, has been that way since I've owned it. I upgraded the power the drives were pulled my tech said the drives were fine. I do believe that it is not exactly a straight shot back there. 280 Hours. Which cable wears out faster, the one to the drive or the one from the shifter to the ?(I don't know what its called) Any easy way to test cables?

Bill272

Disconnect the control cable at the shift linkage on the engine. If the control moves freely disconnected, the problem will be in the lower shift cable, or possibly the shift linkage between the 2 cables. If it still sticks, you can disconnect the cable end at the control (if accessible) to isolate the problem to the control or the cable.

Captnmike

Change the outdrive shift cable...you will be surprized at the difference. Every customer complaint I've had, a fresh cable has solved the problem. The cable is under a lot of load shifting a big inch prop.

Mike

big jing 2

By Outdrive Shift Cable Do You Mean The One In The Drive? Ken

Bill272

I would assume so. There is a cable that goes from the shifter control to the shift bracket and another that goes from the shifter bracket through the transom assembly and into the drive, also known as the lower shift cable. The lower shift cable is usually the one that goes bad since it goes straight back to the transom and down and usually has a loop in it before going into the transom assembly. It also gets pulled and pushed through the transom when you trim the drive and has a sleeve to help it pass through easier, but the extra bends and movement I think make it wear faster.

SkiDoc

I disconnected the cable from the helm, it moves easily, that is easily with no load. How much of a job to replace the "lower cable?"

LAKESIDE RESTORATIONS

If you are replacing the core its fairly easy, If you are replacing the sheath with core its a bit more of a bitc#. Either way you gotta pop off the drive. If you are replacing the sheath with it replace the cable boot while you are there, they are cheap & the old one may get dammaged while you are removing the cable assembly. Also when replacing the cable be sure not to force anything as if you kink the cable, or the sheath you just wasted your time.. If you need a cable you can find them on my site, or feel free to call me.. Jamie

www.LakesideRestorations.com