Paragon Hydraulic; Chris O M Atic - Chris-Craft 283 V-8 Operator's Manual

PARAGON
HYDRAULIC
REVERSE GEAR
Page
I1
The actual
operation
of the
hydraulic
reverse
gear
is
nearly
the
same as the manual
reverse
gear except
that
hydraulic
pressure
does the work
in
shifting
gears
The
hydraulic
section of the
reverse
gear
is
completely
contained
within the
reverse
gear
housing
For the forward
drive
no
adjustment is needed
For the reverse drive there is
an ad
justment
on
the outside of the starboard
side of the
reverse
gear
housing If the
gear
slips
in
reverse
drive
remove
the
long
acorn
nut
covering
the
adjustment
screw
Loosen the lockout and with the
reverse
gear in neutral
position
and the
engine
idling
tighten the
adjustment
screw
until the
propeller
shaft
just begins
to turn Then loosen
the
adjustment
screw
1 4
turn
tighten
the locknut and
replace
the
long
acorn
nut
The
hydraulic
reverse
gear
uses an
oiling
system separate from the
engine lubricat
ing oil
The
manual
reverse
gear
does
not
use a
separate oiling
system
Keep the
hydraulic
reverse gear
oil
level
up to
the full mark indicated
on
the oil
test rod
in
the
hydraulic
reverse
gear unit When it
is
necessary
to
add
oil
to
the
hydraulic
reverse
gear
use a
good
grade of SAE
30
non foaming oil
or
hydraulic
transmission fluid
Type A
The
same
oil
used for
engine
lubrication and described
on
Page
4
is suit
able for
use
in
the
hydraulic
reverse
gear
CHRIS O M ATIC CONTROL
The
Chris O M atic
clutch control is
an
electric
hydraulic
mechanism which shifts the
engine
reverse
gear for
you
Simple
movement
of
an
electrical switch is the
only
ef
fort
required to
shift gears
In order that
you may
secure
the
utmost
pleasure and
convenience
from
this clutch
control
system
we
would
like
to
point
out that in close work such
as
docking
the
se
lector does
not
have
to
be left
in
forward
or reverse position
until the full shift
is
com
pleted
With
a
little
experience it
will
be found
that
partial shifting
can
be
accomp
lished with
greater rapidity
than with any other method
As
in
manual
control
shift
ing
may be made from forward
to
reverse
or
vice versa without
delay in
neutral
CHRIS O M ATIC
SIGNAL LIGHT
A
red
or yellow signal
light
is
usually
installed
on
the
instrument
panel
This
light
flashes
only when the
Chris O M atic
is
actually shifting If the
light sig
nals either
intermittently
or
continuously after the
shift
is
completed
the unit is
out
of
adjustment
and there is
danger
of
severe
damage
If
emergency
adjustment
does
not
correct the
operation disconnect
the main feed wire
from the
starting
solenoid The
reverse gear may then be shifted
manually using
a
large
wrench
after
disconnecting the
cylinder
shaft
yoke from
the clutch
arm
The
reverse
gear must first be
properly adjusted
and
operating correctly
in order
to
correctly
adjust
the Chris O M atic
unit
because
the
Chris O M atic
simply
moves
the
reverse
gear
to the proper
position
by
power
Before
attempting
adjustment
of the
Chris O M atic
unit make marks
on
the
engine stringer
to
indicate
accuratelythe po
sition
of the shift lever
in forward
neutral and
reverse
when shifted
manually
The
shift lever has
a
hole
through which
a piece of small
rod may be
put to
be used
as an
indicator
The Chris O M atic
unit is
then
adjusted
so
that the
shiftlever
will be
pushed
to
these
three
correct
positions