Hale Q Series Muscle - Manual (Page 170)

 Gearbox Maintenance
170 MUSCLE (Midship) Pumps Installation, Operation, and Maintenance Manual
p/n: 029-0020-63-0
2. Align the gearshift shaft cap. Apply Loctite 246 (or equal) and install two 7/16-14
x 1” screws.
3. Install the detent ball and spring. Secure using 1/2-20 x 1/2” setscrew.
4. Place detent ball into gearshift cap. Install the switches onto the cap by threading
them in. Prior to installation, coat threads with Loctite 246 (or equal).
5. Reconnect the electrical control connection.
Gear Shift Fork
Removal
1. Remove gearbox cover, tail shaft assembly, input shaft assembly, KPS cylinder,
and KPS shift switch.
2. Release the gearshift fork by unscrewing the shift fork screw.
3. Pull the shift-shaft from the gearbox and remove gearshift fork from inside the
gearbox.
4. Drive shift shaft bushings out of gearbox housing, if necessary.
Installation
1. If necessary, press shift shaft bushings into gearbox housing.
2. While holding the shift fork in place, insert shift shaft into gearbox housing by slid-
ing shaft through the shift fork.
3. Install shift fork screw. This is a specialty screw that cannot be substituted with
standard hardware. Contact Hale for replacement part, Part Number 018-8350-
00-0.
4. Install KPS shift switch, KPS cylinder, tail shaft assembly, input shaft assembly,
and gearbox cover.