| Table 5-1. Velvet Drive Troubleshooting | ||
| As durable as these transmissions are, don't neglect them for long. | ||
| SYMPTOM | CAUSE | REMEDY |
| Oil in fly wheel housing. | Unknown. | Service facility. |
| Oil on transmission. | Loose bolts. | Tighten to specifications |
| Loose fittings. | Tighten, replace. | |
| Loose dipstick. | Tighten, replace. | |
| Loose drain plug. | Tighten, replace. | |
| Unknown. | Service facility. | |
| pin hole in cooler line | replace | |
| Oil around retainer. | Retainer bolts loose | Tighten to specifications. |
| Unknown. | Service facility. | |
| Oil and water mixed | Damaged oil cooler | Service facility |
| Unit Submerged in bilge water | Flush n refill | |
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| High oil temperature. | Oil level low. | Add oil. |
| Oil level high. | Drain oil to full mark | |
| Dirty oil cooler | Replace cooler. | |
| Low water level. | Fill engine cooling system. | |
| Unknown. | Service facility. | |
| Shifts hard. | Selector control. | Service facility. |
| Linkage. | Adjust, replace. | |
| Detent ball. | Clean, lubricate. | |
| Unknown | Service facility. | |
| Slow engagement. | Selector control. | Service facility. |
| Low oil level | Add oil. | |
| Linkage. | Adjust, replace. | |
| Detent ball. | Clean, lubricate | |
| Unknown. | Service facility. | |
| Boat won't move. | Improper selector position. | Adjust, replace. |
| Low oil level. | Add oil. | |
| Propeller missing broken. | Replace. | |
| Propeller shaft | Service facility. | |
| Transmission malfunction. | Service facility. | |
| Engine malfunction. | Service facility. | |
| Charging pump reversed. | Service facility | |
| Prop turns in Neutral | burned, warped clutch | service shop |
| broken shift linkage | replace | |
| Clattering noise | low idle | adjust |
| loose flex plate or flywheel | service shop | |
| broken tooth in transmission | service shop | |
| something in prop | remove | |
| loose strut | tighten | |
| Stuck in gear | service shop | |
| Vibration | prop or shaft | |