Thread: Outboard bottom gearbox

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Check adjustment of gear control/throttle control.
3 outboards here none of which make any discernible gear noise when the prop is spun by hand in neutral.

I suspect the adjustment is just verging on going into either ahead or astern, wriggle the control into astern and back into neutral and test, then control into ahead and back into neutral and test.

If meshing sounds still persist after one or the other it tells you which adjustment to adjust .

Yep I’ve drained the oil, little bit of debris on the top magnet. But now the prop spins without noise, have just towed it back from Taupo, self adjusted? what you are saying is what I checked first, no water in the oil yahoo, but I’ll get it adjusted, quite hard to drag into reverse.

Originally Posted by Maca49

Yep I’ve drained the oil, little bit of debris on the top magnet. But now the prop spins without noise, have just towed it back from Taupo, self adjusted? what you are saying is what I checked first, no water in the oil yahoo, but I’ll get it adjusted, quite hard to drag into reverse.

The fact it now spins without noise pretty much confirms some kind of adjustment or control position issue.

Was the control centered in neutral when you first noticed it?.....people helping unload,clean the boat can knock or move things you arnt aware of at the time.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

The fact it now spins without noise pretty much confirms some kind of adjustment or control position issue.

Was the control centered in neutral when you first noticed it?.....people helping unload,clean the boat can knock or move things you arnt aware of at the time.

Yep I started the motor, I think yr right, it can be temperamental when starting, you need to move the arm for it to start sometimes!!