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gnorthga 03-14-2010 07:27 PM

throttle cable sticking
 
42 07 lighting throttle cable stiff and sticking
Just seams like to new of a boat to be doing that

guess I just need to replace the cable?

:eek: big job

RaggedEdge 03-14-2010 10:40 PM

Have you checked the tension adjuster on the throttles yet? I had one that worked a little stiff when I first got this one, backed it off and a little lube, been fine since.

Beak Boater 03-15-2010 05:40 AM


Originally Posted by gnorthga (Post 3067343)
42 07 lighting throttle cable stiff and sticking
Just seams like to new of a boat to be doing that

guess I just need to replace the cable?

:eek: big job

We broke a shift cable on an 07 boat last year, while backing into a slip at a poker run. The length is stamped on the outside near the end of the cable. It really wasnt that big a job in our case. Took maybe an hour.

gnorthga 03-15-2010 09:46 AM


Originally Posted by RaggedEdge (Post 3067487)
Have you checked the tension adjuster on the throttles yet? I had one that worked a little stiff when I first got this one, backed it off and a little lube, been fine since.

Thanks! Ragged

I have had the the shifter in a million pieces

I am pretty sure it is the cable

gnorthga 03-15-2010 09:48 AM


Originally Posted by Beak Boater (Post 3067552)
We broke a shift cable on an 07 boat last year, while backing into a slip at a poker run. The length is stamped on the outside near the end of the cable. It really wasnt that big a job in our case. Took maybe an hour.

Thank you! I will order one today

Fountain must have got a bad run on cables that year

Lol

RaggedEdge 03-15-2010 11:54 AM


Originally Posted by gnorthga (Post 3067653)
Thanks! Ragged

I have had the the shifter in a million pieces

I am pretty sure it is the cable




One other thing to check is the routing of the cable to make sure there are not any tight bends. I did play with that a little on mine where they ran around the stbd side in the bilge and across the transom to the engines. Might check for the same under the dash.


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