Weird drive issue - I'm stumped!!!
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Weird drive issue - I'm stumped!!!
My buddy's King Cobra has "popped" out of gear a few times. I figured it was the shift cable.
It isn't. When you put the drive in gear you can grab the prop and turn it about 1/4 turn until it fully "locks". Then you can turn it just a smidge(1/4") in the opposite direction and again turn the prop a 1/4 turn. You can do this over and over. It's not the prop hub the prop shaft is turning. I also checked the engine coupler and the input shaft is NOT spinning. So, somewhere between the propshaft and the input shaft the drive is "slipping".
This is the newer cone clutch style drive so the basics should be the same as a Bravo.
I'm stumped!
It isn't. When you put the drive in gear you can grab the prop and turn it about 1/4 turn until it fully "locks". Then you can turn it just a smidge(1/4") in the opposite direction and again turn the prop a 1/4 turn. You can do this over and over. It's not the prop hub the prop shaft is turning. I also checked the engine coupler and the input shaft is NOT spinning. So, somewhere between the propshaft and the input shaft the drive is "slipping".
This is the newer cone clutch style drive so the basics should be the same as a Bravo.
I'm stumped!
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when you turn the prop backwards, it unlocks the cone, when you turn it the other direction, it takes the cone a moment to lock back up, this is a normal reaction for a cobra. adj, the shift linkage, make sure you have the right oil in the drive, and go boating.