Need OMC Help!!

[macojoe]

I have a budy that has a broken shift cable on his 88 Evinrude, He askwed for my help changing it.

I said no problem!! Thats easy!!

Well I look like a fool now!! :-[ I tryed and tryed but can not get that control box to come apart!! :-/

Here are some pic's of the box. It use to be black but all the paint has come off!! Looks like Crap but works fine till now!

I get the 3 screws out and try to pry it apart, but there is something I am missing??

Looks good inside from what I see, all greased nice and astuff? But something is holding it.

Thanks guys!!

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There are no screws here on the back?? Just threaded holes?

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[racerx]

could be the broken cable hanging up?

[msbhammer]

Remove the center screw that attaches the shifter.

[macojoe]

Cable is messed up on the motor end??

I removed the shifter cover and there is no screw there??

[Skools Out]

there's a bolt in the back center of the shifter handle. some are allen and some are phillips.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a46/Skools_Out/other/shifterbolt.jpg

[macojoe]

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now to get it back toghter!!!!!!!!!! Wow I thought my Yamaha was hard!

I hope what ever motor I get in the future isn't this much trouble !!

3:19 am And I am trying to get this thing back toghter??

Yep there is something wrong with me!! :-/

[msbhammer]

M.J., be careful reinstalling the control box. If its anything like my mercury control, you must make sure that the shifter arm is in neutral or it will go together, but to tight and not causing it to shift properly. Most of all, look for loose wires...as I missed the last time and friend my wires.
5:am in the morning and cant sleep. :'( :'( :'( :'(

[msbhammer]

Thats the screw, that Skool circled for ya. Might also have a tension washer as well. Make sure the throttle control arm is down as well when putting it back together.

[macojoe]

I gave up earlier and will try again later!!

I found two wires off before I tryed to get it toghter!

But I am having a hard time lineing up the shifter to the other part inside??

Also there is what I think is the nuteral saftey switch, that has a button on it, I thinki it is stoping me from getting all the way to one side??

I going for a nap and then will try again, This thing sucks!!

Thanks for the help guys I think?? ;D ;)

If not for you guys I would have left it alone and had him take it some were, Now that I have it apart I will have to fix it!!

Thanks guys!

[Skools Out]

they are so much fun to work on aren't they lol, the handle doesn't matter on a OMC it can be installed any way you want so the handle is confy for the user.

[macojoe]

Are the 2 yellow wires in the box that go to a white switch up against the arm, the neutral safety switch??

The reason I ask is that the switch broke ::) and if I just put the wires together will it still work??

I Hate this control box!! I will never ***** about Yamahas box again!!

[Skools Out]

will have to check tomorrow to tell ya on that one my manuals are all in the shop.

[macojoe]

Thanks Skools!!

I will be awaiting your answer!!

[macojoe]

putthe wires toghter and works like a charm!!

Thanks!