Gear problem (volvo kad43)

[HowardB]

You know what it's like, people watching, and friends on board. First little trip of the season. Fuel lines on (forgot that one before- havent most of us?) engines warmed, wedged into a tight gap by a newcomer. Stiff breeze pushing us off the pontoon. Cast off lines, ease into gear... try again... boat on other side getting dangerously closer! etc help! managed to use bowthruster to get bow back to pontoon, with bow rope and eventually got tied up again without incident / tears / injury, (but shaken!)

Now why won't my gear shifts shift? The marina has serviced the engines. Is there something they have done to lock the cables/shifts etc? Or have they just siezed?
Any ideas please?
Seems worryingly expensive to me.


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[duncan]

for a change it shouldn't be expensive (at least to establish the fault). If it hasn't been used since service a polite - "er excuse me but...." should have you either resolved by Tuesday or advised of the problem in time to get it fixed by the following weekend...............

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[HowardB]

Yup, I doubt that BOTH would sieze together if a gearbox problem. I s'pose that the cables could have siezed though. Tomorrow will tell..

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[DepSol]

I have a KAD 43 and I sometimes get this problem (unless I have mistaken what you are saying).

Always leave the throttle in gear when you leave the boat. DO NOT push the neutral button in and move the throttle. This way it will always select gear when you lift the lever and push the throttles forward. Try playing about with it, mine eventually did work after it happened twice the second time being the worst, but had good advice from VP man to leave it in gear.

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[BrendanS]

Best tip I was ever given when I started boating. After engines warmed up, and while still moored, engage forward and reverse. Just enough that you can tell that everything is working. Brilliant tip, and I do it almost religously.

Avoids any problems after lines released.

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[DavidJ]

You say that you have experienced this problem. Did leaving it in gear totally eliminate the problem.
David (with KAD 43's...no problem experienced yet!!)

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[DepSol]

Yes never had it since. I must say I only had prev problem when I had left boat for a few weeks without going out on her which was winter at the time.

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[DavidJ]

Being completely paranoid, leaving in gear does make it easier for divers to wip off your props but I can't remember if forward or reverse locks it in the 'easy to undo' position.
To resolve Howards problem does it matter which gear it's left in.
David

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[DepSol]

Wow are things really that bad in the UK?

To get duos off properly they have to be able to put it in forward and reverse.



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[tcm]

er you need to know what your own boat does when gear engaged tho! Cos some with stern-to mooring will smack the concrete behind given one second in gear with engines running.

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[DavidJ]

"To get duos off properly they have to be able to put it in forward and reverse."
True, but if you leave it in the correct gear so the first prop cannot be removed then the second prop cannot be taken off either.
Question is which gear leaves the prop to freely rotate anticlockwise (so you can't undo it)
David

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[DepSol]

eeerrrrrrmmm damn it I cant remember, sorry

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[DavidJ]

I guess that you could do the check before starting the engine and although not as definative, a lot safer.
David

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[BrendanS]

Wot stops it hitting concrete when strong winds??

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[Tristan30]

Check the outdrive legs for water. I had a similar problem, when after the service the oil-filling -screw was left untightened. As a result of this the outdrive leg got full of water, which in turn prevented the gears from shifting.

Water lubricates well enough so there shouldn't be any damage. Just change new oil in asap.

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[duncan]

Re: tommorrow never comes....

So what was, is, the diagnosis?

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[HowardB]

Re: tommorrow never comes....

Working on it as we speak... but it looks like it will have to come out of t'water, because they are thinking that it's a problem in the drive legs themselves rather than anywhere in the cable run / hand control unit. I (we) will know more after another 'tomorrow!'

Howard

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[duncan]

Re: tommorrow never comes....

not up with eastenders yet but the story line could get better!

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[HowardB]

Re: tommorrow never comes....

Yeah, I'm sitting on the edge of my seat, and so is SWMBO who's got an eye on the purse strings!
You can hear it can't you? "Bloody expensive hobby, What's wrong with stamp collecting? At least that'd possibly earn a bob or 2!"

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[Col]

Re: tommorrow never comes....

Common problem with these is that if they are overfilled with oil, Or even water (even slightly) you will get the symtoms you have. Maybe servicing peep put too much oil in???

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