Bravo One XR stuck in forward - Help!
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While you've got it apart, verify if it is an X or XR by looking at the gears.
X gears https://www.mercruiserparts.com/887903a1-gear-set
XR gears https://www.mercruiserparts.com/840898a3-gear-set-19-16
X gears https://www.mercruiserparts.com/887903a1-gear-set
XR gears https://www.mercruiserparts.com/840898a3-gear-set-19-16
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From what I can see, these look like helical ( not XR)
The only way I’ve been able to get them apart is pressing the clutch shaft down through the gear, then check then the clutch shaft collar where it contacts the bottom side of the gear for galling, check the contact area of the gear too , if it’s galled up it will stick again
The only way I’ve been able to get them apart is pressing the clutch shaft down through the gear, then check then the clutch shaft collar where it contacts the bottom side of the gear for galling, check the contact area of the gear too , if it’s galled up it will stick again
Like griff said, I dont know exactly if it was a X or XR.
But now Ive been verified it is a X?
The previous owner said it can be an bravo diesel drive too. Bravo One x diesel?
Do I have to take the top cap off to press the clutch shaft down?
From what I see only from the back cap the gears looks fine. But I can take the top cap off to see more
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You need to have the drive off and apart, the top gear removed from the gear cluster, have the gear supported at the lowest portion of it, and make sure the splined end of the clutch shaft is clear to move....press down ( in a press, not by hand) on the top of the clutch shaft, it will pop once it breaks free so don’t be alarmed
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You need to have the drive off and apart, the top gear removed from the gear cluster, have the gear supported at the lowest portion of it, and make sure the splined end of the clutch shaft is clear to move....press down ( in a press, not by hand) on the top of the clutch shaft, it will pop once it breaks free so don’t be alarmed

Now things got serious

If, I say IF I have installed the drive faulty from the beginning. I now that the alpha drive should be installed with the shift in forward and bravo drives with the shift in neutral..?
If I have installed my bravo wrong, with the shift in forward (is it even possible to do it ?). I cant remember how I did it.. just that I did something with the shifter when I installed the drive.
I followed a instruction how to install on the internet. But when I try to find it it says install it with neutral.. But I cant remember how I did it.
Lets say if I in some how installed the drive in forward, can the shifter cable have ”jumped” out from the jaws and somehow blocking it to shift back to neutral or reverse?
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Lets say if I in some how installed the drive in forward, can the shifter cable have ”jumped” out from the jaws and somehow blocking it to shift back to neutral or reverse?
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Was commenting on if the drive was installed and shifter was in forward. The cable would stick out further, but after installing the latch and moving drive in, the shifter should move to neutral
Now could the cable come loose from the keeper and be in front, probably not, but anything is possible. Use a flash light and look inside, might be able to tell. My self I would remove the drive and do some more disassembly to figure out what happened
Now could the cable come loose from the keeper and be in front, probably not, but anything is possible. Use a flash light and look inside, might be able to tell. My self I would remove the drive and do some more disassembly to figure out what happened
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Was commenting on if the drive was installed and shifter was in forward. The cable would stick out further, but after installing the latch and moving drive in, the shifter should move to neutral
Now could the cable come loose from the keeper and be in front, probably not, but anything is possible. Use a flash light and look inside, might be able to tell. My self I would remove the drive and do some more disassembly to figure out what happened
Now could the cable come loose from the keeper and be in front, probably not, but anything is possible. Use a flash light and look inside, might be able to tell. My self I would remove the drive and do some more disassembly to figure out what happened
is it possible to remove the drive if the gear is stuck in forward?
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Thanks
See if I can see any damage there on the shift cable, and if I disconnect at the pin if its possible to push it to neutral.
But probably not..
It looks like this when in forward (like I post before), and I can push it a little bit on the shift cable but not the whole way to neutral.. it feels like something is stopping it to move more. But maybe its in the gears/clutch and not the shift cable...



See if I can see any damage there on the shift cable, and if I disconnect at the pin if its possible to push it to neutral.
But probably not..
It looks like this when in forward (like I post before), and I can push it a little bit on the shift cable but not the whole way to neutral.. it feels like something is stopping it to move more. But maybe its in the gears/clutch and not the shift cable...





