My mercruser outdrive grinds going into forward and reverse. I have slowed the idle down to required RPMS. Is there an adjustment to stop this?

On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 12:15:55 +0000, Happ51
wrote:


My mercruser outdrive grinds going into forward and reverse. I have
slowed the idle down to required RPMS. Is there an adjustment to stop
this?

Yes, the shift bowden cable connects with a lever on the transom
which cuts the ignition momentarily when a gear is engaged.
You have a symptom of the engine not cutting when needed.

Study this linkage, make sure it is free, and adjust it to activate at
the appropriate moment.

Brian Whatcott Altus OK

Happ51 wrote in message ...
My mercruser outdrive grinds going into forward and reverse. I have
slowed the idle down to required RPMS. Is there an adjustment to stop
this?

Is this boat new to you? The reason I ask is because Mercury uses cone
clutches in their outboards and outdrives, and cone clutches do make a
grinding noise when you shift them, it's perfectly normal, and not a
sign of anything wrong. It gets a lot worse if you try to put it into
gear slowly. Your best bet, just push it into gear, don't go slow. And
enjoy the fact that noisy cone clutches will out live the nice and
quiet ones by a long shot.