need the name of the piece that holds the shift cable

joelsm65 · Post by **joelsm65** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 2:30 pm

i need the name of the piece that holds the shift cable on a 67' evinrude,not the end of the cable, but the piece that locks the cable to the side of the motor to move the shift linkage. i thought it was called a trunion, but i cant find it anywhere on ebay. any help would be appretiated, what i have setup keeps slipping , at the show i thought i had in reverse and gave it some gas, and well you can guess it went the opposite way i wanted to go to quick. i need help, if someone has an extra one ill buy it. thanks for any help. joel

leec · Post by **leec** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 4:49 am

What motor do you have? I have a spare OMC one, off a 35/40 hp.

Regards,

Lee

joelsm65 · Post by **joelsm65** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:44 am

its a 67' evinrude v4 60hp , thanks that would be great, let me know
joel

JoeCB · Post by **JoeCB** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 11:29 am

If you are asking about the little stainless steel double "U" shaped bracket that holds the control cable outer sheath to the motor housing... the OMC shop manual simply identifies these as " brackets" . There is a right and left one however marker as follows... "s" is stamped on the starboard bracket (shift) and "p" on the port (throttle).
It is very important that the shift cable be set up correctly. The lower unit clutch dogs must be fully engaged when the control lever is in drive ( or reverse) or damage to the teeth on the gears and dog will occure. Shifts must be made with a quick positive motion to ensure smooth sure engagement.
As w/ all things on vintage outboards , suggest getting hooked up w/ a local chapter of the Antique Outboard club (aomci.org )in your area ... the guys will be a big help in getting you set up properly.
Joe