Dana Marine Billlet Shifter Problems
10-08-2009, 09:19 PM
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Dana Marine Billlet Shifter Problems
I have had issues with this shifter from day one. The detent for neutral is not strong enough. I have to wiggle the shift lever to find neutral so the starter will engage. I have contacted Dana marine and they tell me I am the only one with the issue and it must be something in my cables or drive. I have replaced all the cables. It is easy to shift into gear there is just not enough detent force. I have two questions.
1. Anyone else heard of this issue?
2. Is it possible to adjust the cables so there is slack at the shifter and it still shift into gear correctly?
I figure if there is slack in the cable the detent will have less to work against.
1. Anyone else heard of this issue?
2. Is it possible to adjust the cables so there is slack at the shifter and it still shift into gear correctly?
I figure if there is slack in the cable the detent will have less to work against.
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10-09-2009, 03:01 PM
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We went over quite a few things in a detailed conversation. One of which was to tighten the nuetral detent tension. Have you tried adjusting that yet?
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10-09-2009, 10:28 PM
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I have adjusted the neutral detent tension as you described in our original conversation. This did not work. I informed someone (not sure if this was you) of this in a follow up call. I also explained that the detent adjustment really does not seem to make a difference even with nothing hooked to the shifter. At this point I was told that they have never had this issue before and that it must be something in my set up?
In both the original and second conversation I was told not to adjust the tension too much because something in the detent is plastic and could risk breaking it if tightened too much? Is this correct? Could it be that whatever this piece is has been broken in mine since day one?
Don’t get me wrong here I like the shifter. Just trying to get it to perform, as it should
10-10-2009, 01:31 PM
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The tension adjustment is a delrin nose ball spring. It's a one piece unit that can be removed and checked if necessary. You should be able to adjust it down to a point where you can't move the handle. I've never had one break, but anything's possible. Let me know what you find.
04-19-2010, 09:38 AM
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My throttle throw stroke lgth. as twice as much as the cable/carb throw stroke lgth. I run out of cable/carb throw stroke at only half way to full throttle position on my shifter assembly. Is there another way to hook my cables up so I utalize all of my throttle throw stroke?
04-20-2010, 08:21 PM
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My throttle throw stroke lgth. as twice as much as the cable/carb throw stroke lgth. I run out of cable/carb throw stroke at only half way to full throttle position on my shifter assembly. Is there another way to hook my cables up so I utalize all of my throttle throw stroke?
04-21-2010, 04:00 PM
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You probably have different holes to connect the cables to the shifters. Changing the hole will change the throw. It really depends on what controls you have.
