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ebendrey

03-02-2009 12:00 PM

Alpha gear change

What is involved with changing the gear ration of a Alpha 1 Gen 2 from 2.0 to 1.47? When I go to do it, I will buy the book but I just want to get an idea before I buy the used drive. Is it just 1 set of gears (either in the upper or lower - don't know which)?

Thanks,
Eric

t500hps

03-02-2009 12:33 PM

not sure about an Alpha, but in a Bravo you'll need more than just the book and a set of Craftsman tools. These things are like transmissions and need a couple specialty tools and specific backlash settings (inch/lbs for example).

Clustergear

03-02-2009 01:03 PM

You have to change gear set in upper

rbtnt

03-02-2009 08:11 PM

Here's a link to the different gear ratios available.

http://www.mtboats.com/outdrivegearratios.html

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