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Give a look to:
http://forums.torresen.com/sailing/
ask Ike his opinion. They explained a couple of things to me about my
Yanmars. In my case it would be some thin 'spacing shims' that might be the
problem.
They probably also have a shop manual for your engine, as do several Ebay
sellers. Comes in handy when you want to show the mechanic in a far away
land what the system looks like before he pulls it apart.
Peter
>From: "John & Margie" <>
>To: "Mike Brasler" <>, "live-aboard"
><>
>Subject: Re: lv-ab: Transmission Trouble
>Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 15:50:56 -0400
>
>My engine is the Volvo Penta MD 17 (1980), and the transmission is a Volvo,
>MS Reverse gear. It is almost, basically part of the engine. (when I
>removed it, almost half the engine oil spilled out) It is not a hydraulic
>unit. The piece I am talking about is like a clutch. A double ended cone
>slips back and forth into a sleeve inside a gear, there are two sleevesand
>gears, one for each end of the cone, one is forward and the other reverse.
>When the cone is in the middle, its neutral.
>Thanks for your input
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Brasler" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 4:27 AM
>Subject: RE: lv-ab: Transmission Trouble
>
>
>>Make and Model of transmission please, sounds like a hydraulic box.
>>
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>>
>>Regards
>>Laura, Mike and Liz
>>http://www.seakin.com/gilana/default.htm
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