'91 Excel lost reverse
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Printed Date: June-06-2024 at 4:46pm
Topic: '91 Excel lost reverse
Posted By: 1StopJeff
Subject: '91 Excel lost reverse
Date Posted: June-15-2012 at 4:27pm
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I was out on the lake yesterday and reverse worked fine and then it was gone. I checked the fluid level it and appeared to be almost a quart low, if that is what the full mark to the bottom of the gauge indicates. I headed back in and everything was fine in forward. Is this just fluid level? It is a Warner V-Drive. ------------- 1991 Nautique Excel |
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Posted By: kapla
Date Posted: June-15-2012 at 4:32pm
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A quart seems to be much, try adding the fluid and see what happens. I´d say you probably overheated the tranny and warped the reverse clutch pack making them to loose the holding ability, like a worn out clutch. Rebuilt is the fix... report back, good luck ------------- <a href="">1992 ski nautique |
Posted By: 1StopJeff
Date Posted: June-15-2012 at 4:48pm
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Thanks, not what I wanted to hear. I thought I would have experienced some slipping first instead of it just working and then not. I am pretty mechanical, is the rebuild something I can do myself if it comes to that? ------------- 1991 Nautique Excel |
Posted By: Fl Inboards
Date Posted: June-15-2012 at 4:55pm
It Is a Borg Warner Transmission with a Walter V-drive! ------------- Hobby Boats can be expensive when the hobbyist is limited on their own skill and expertise. 1993 Shamrock "fat" 20. 2008 Nautique 196 5.0 |
1StopJeff wrote:Posted By: 1StopJeff
Date Posted: June-15-2012 at 4:58pm
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Looking at the manual it appears to be a Borg Warner Vee Drive which is both the trans and V-drive in one. ------------- 1991 Nautique Excel |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: June-15-2012 at 9:15pm
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Jeff, It's sounding like you may need to send the trans to Eric/Vince at http://fantasticfinishmarine.net/" rel="nofollow - FFM For a rebuild. He uses steel clutch plates on the reverse clutch plates to overcome the common breakage issue. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: June-16-2012 at 10:02am
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yes, it sounds as if the plates are snapped, hard shift into reverse or a worn damper plate is many times the culprit ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |