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yesrej

06-02-2003 03:54 PM

burning clutches?

i have a omc king cobra outdrive. i was having shifting problems with it. i now know why i was having shifting problems. i have a burned out clutch. now my problem is, i just replaced the clutch last year at the end of the season. the clutch only has about ten hours on it. why am i burning up clutches. the outdrive is a 1990 with a cone clutch. if anyone has any clue of why i burned up this clutch so fast please let me know so i can put this boat in the water.

mcollinstn

06-02-2003 11:58 PM

sticky or misadjusted shift cable or linkage?
using cheap gear lube?
didn't get all the nast flushed out of the gearcase from the first clutch failure?

swood5991

08-30-2005 11:03 AM

Re: burning clutches?

I heard that with the OMC outdrive, if you do not use 100% synthetic gear oil, you may create a problem.

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