[C320-list] Gear Box Cable

[bruceheyman at cox.net]

Bruce,
I just lubed ours as it was getting sticky.  I found that the exhaust elbow must have been leaking at some point which allowed sea water to drip down onto the end of the cable.  I'm sure some water wicked up the cable causing lots of corrosion and friction.
After lubing and working the shifter back and forth it is like a new boat!
Bruce
Somerset #671 SoCal
---- brucestanley <brucestanley at optusnet.com.au> wrote: 
> Nigel
> 
> My Gear Box Cable "Froze" and no amount of strength could budge it! Yes I slowly got sticky, and then suddenly froze when we were reversing into our marina pen. Them mechanic had to replace it. The cable had been used for only 10 months.
> 
>  
> 
> Cheers
> 
> BruceStanleyC320 #1084
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Nigel Price 
>   To: brucestanley 
>   Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 10:27 PM
>   Subject: Re: Prop and Noakes
> 
> 
>   Hey Bruce, was it you that had the gear shift freeze in gear? Mine is getting really sticky and I want to avoid that situation. If it was you, how did you fix the problem?
>   My prop problems turned out to be a really bad infestation of banacles. No anti-foul!
>   Cheers,
>   Nigel