tuffyluffy 72 Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 My current lever/selector is playing up hence what's the collective wisdom of fixing or replacing these things? In a nutshell, forward-idle-reverse works fine but the button (on the left) that's pulled out to engage neutral isn't working despite some encouragement. Is it worth trying to fix it or should i just bite the bullet and replace it? and if I replace, what brands make a similar unit of decent quality? Any intel is greatly welcomed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fogg 177 Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 My mate fixed up his similar model a treat a few months ago. Dismantled whole thing, cleaned & lubed it, got it working and looking as good as new. His engineer even admired it on next visit to boat. Sabre and tuffyluffy 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 136 Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 Isnt working as in won't move, or moves but does nothing? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winter 16 Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 My neutral selector is also seized, very seized. I went to replace the unit but I think they were more boat dollars than I found palatable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 775 Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 Those units can usually be recovered with a bit of basic maint. Cables, if seized, tight or leaking rust should be replaced. Take a pic of the shift and throttle assembly before removal, to be sure you put it back the same way. If incorrectly assembled, fwd can be rev. You have been warned Then strip the cables and connections, and remove the unit from the boat. If its real bad, you may need to soak overnight in penetrating oil, nut cracker or similar, then try to press out the seized gear select disconnect knob. I've usually managed to get them out, but I did manage to break one once - the replacements are expensive. Once the button is out, clean the alloy plate up, and paint, reassemble with lubricant, and it should give you another 10+ years before seizing again! tuffyluffy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tuffyluffy 72 Posted December 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 Thanks all! Its good to know that the unit should be salvageable with some TLC. It sounds like a removal, deep clean and spruce-up are on the cards this weekend - thanks for the tips IT! Cables are fine its just the selector button that's seized. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fogg 177 Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 1 hour ago, tuffyluffy said: Thanks all! Its good to know that the unit should be salvageable with some TLC. It sounds like a removal, deep clean and spruce-up are on the cards this weekend - thanks for the tips IT! Cables are fine its just the selector button that's seized. The cables might look fine but if they are old they might not be fine. The only way to know for sure is detach them both ends and see how freely the inner wire moves inside the outer covering. Do this in a straight line but then put a bend in the cable and try again - an older cable will often suddenly get much stiffer to move with a real-world curve in it. Whereas a new cable will stay much free-we even with some bends. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tamure 357 Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 mines similar, but after a lube and paint its mint. The neutral button seizes mainly because its almost never used, once a year for me? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BMW56 7 Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 I have the same unit and while it's working OK the aluminium plate has become quite corroded. I had a go at removing the whole unit but gave up after removing the screws on the face plate and finding it was still well attached. It was going to be more complicated than I had time for that day so it's gone to the to-do list, but some maintenance is probably well overdue. To save me some mucking around, is somebody able to advise the best way to detach and remove the unit please? I'm thinking it may be fastened from behind where I can't see. Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 263 Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 5 hours ago, BMW56 said: I have the same unit and while it's working OK the aluminium plate has become quite corroded. I had a go at removing the whole unit but gave up after removing the screws on the face plate and finding it was still well attached. It was going to be more complicated than I had time for that day so it's gone to the to-do list, but some maintenance is probably well overdue. To save me some mucking around, is somebody able to advise the best way to detach and remove the unit please? I'm thinking it may be fastened from behind where I can't see. Thanks. Had simular issue. As a temp fix just keep spraying plenty of WD40 inside and out. I have no idea how the come apart. Triedd but to avail. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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