Alpha 1 not fully shifting
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Alpha 1 not fully shifting
I have been helping a friend with some transom work on his boat. It has been a few years since the boat has been on the water due to a broken shift cable. We replaced the cable and now the drive will not fully enguage in reverse. The forward shift works fine. I have set the cable to 6" from berrill to pin hole as the merc manual states. The interesting part is that when I remove the cable from the shift bracket and manually pull it all the way out, it still will not fully enguage. With the outdrive off I was able to shift into reverse by turning the shaft at the front of the drive.
I am starting to believe that some of the drives internals may be worn causing the shift travel to be insufficient. Any suggestions??
I am starting to believe that some of the drives internals may be worn causing the shift travel to be insufficient. Any suggestions??
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Do precisely what the Merc manual says...a half turn either way will make things silly....take your time, set it up and dial it in....I had a similar problem in the past.
It was very annoying...
However, DO make sure no other parts are bent or misaligned...
c
It was very annoying...
However, DO make sure no other parts are bent or misaligned...
c
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Thaks to everyone for the replies as I was stumped by this one. I ended up fixing the problem by removing the cable and taking a small wire brush to really cleaning out the bell housing where the cable threads in. After re-installing it, the brass fitting seemed to thread in a bit further with much less resistance. Now forward and reverse seem to be working well.
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Thaks to everyone for the replies as I was stumped by this one. I ended up fixing the problem by removing the cable and taking a small wire brush to really cleaning out the bell housing where the cable threads in. After re-installing it, the brass fitting seemed to thread in a bit further with much less resistance. Now forward and reverse seem to be working well.