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Hello fellow boaters , it's that time of year ! Got a question. I had a new gimbal bearing put in over the off season. Put my boat in for the first time this season and when I turned the key nothing happened . After Everything else checked out I tried starting it while moving the throttle a bit and she fired right up . Evidently she thought she was in gear and would not start . I had a difficult time getting her in reverse and as the day went on shifting from any position got VERY difficult. Is there anything the mechanic could have done while replacing the gimbal bearing or bellow that could cause this to happen? Suggestions ? Thanks .

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1998 VISTA 258

Forgot to mention also , my out drive trim gauge shows trimmed up 100% even when the out drive is down . Thanks .

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1998 VISTA 258

What power package do you have?
If they took off the drive to replace the gimble bearing the shift cable adjustment may have been changed. Or the shift cable may need to be replaced at this point. How old is the boat?

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88 Four Winns 200 Horizon
4.3 OMC Cobra-4bbl
2002 Walker Bay 10/2012 Suzuki 2.5
2008 Walker Bay 8

1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0/Selectrac
2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7 Hemi/Quadradrive II

It is a 1998 Volvo 280HP with a single prop out drive . I don't know if the shift cable has ever been changed . One time last year it wouldn't start because it wasn't in neutral good , but it always shifted easily. When I push the button used to place the lever in choke position it shifts easily. Thanks for responding.

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1998 VISTA 258

I am not fimilari with your drive but it sure sounds like happened with the shift cable during the work.

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2004 - 288 Vista
Twin - 5.0 Volvo Penta GXi DP

There is some type of a cable retainer on the end of the cable that hooks up with the shift linkage, someone posted pix here (I think the member from Germany, can't recall his name but if you look around I think you'll find it)...this may not have been put on right, or the cable may be out of adjustment. If it shifted well before, then that's the most likely cause....

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88 Four Winns 200 Horizon
4.3 OMC Cobra-4bbl
2002 Walker Bay 10/2012 Suzuki 2.5
2008 Walker Bay 8

1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0/Selectrac
2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7 Hemi/Quadradrive II

Found some other threads on the subject , thanks .

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1998 VISTA 258

After reading some other posts and doing some checking I found that I need a new shift cable . Trouble is I can't find the cable I need . The old cable was a teleflex CC21414 7043 . But I can't find it online . Suggestions ? Thanks

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1998 VISTA 258