One of the shift cables on the bridge of our 97 3988 broke while in tight quarters, darn near ran through a couple of boathouses before I could launch down to the lower helm to take it out of gear. Don't want to do that again!
The threaded end broke off where it meets the connector to the gear lever. I called Fisheries Supply here in Seattle and they need information off the cable (I thought they might be able to cross reference off the make/model/year.
I'd appreciate any insight on replacing the cable. I assume the bridge controls hook up at the lower helm control, is that accurate? I was a bit surprised that the all thread type end broke off as they didn't seem too sticky, is that to be expected? I didn't inspect the entire cable run however I don't think there's any tight bends but I suppose I'll find that out when I go to replace it. Are there better replacement cables than others? Any tricks other than snaking the new cable behind the old one? Should I replace the other shift cable since this one failed. Thanks to all for any insight you can provide.
David
The threaded end broke off where it meets the connector to the gear lever. I called Fisheries Supply here in Seattle and they need information off the cable (I thought they might be able to cross reference off the make/model/year.
I'd appreciate any insight on replacing the cable. I assume the bridge controls hook up at the lower helm control, is that accurate? I was a bit surprised that the all thread type end broke off as they didn't seem too sticky, is that to be expected? I didn't inspect the entire cable run however I don't think there's any tight bends but I suppose I'll find that out when I go to replace it. Are there better replacement cables than others? Any tricks other than snaking the new cable behind the old one? Should I replace the other shift cable since this one failed. Thanks to all for any insight you can provide.
David
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