achris
More fish than mountain goat
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Re: alpha 1 shift cable adjustment.. help
You need to specify the gear you're in and the direction you're turning the prop. Because the dog clutch has one 'square' side and one ramped side that will change the characteristics.
To check of the dog is fully engaged in forward gear you want as little easy movement as possible. It will lock solid going CCW but given enough force it will ratchet going CW. When the amount of movement of the prop between locking (CCW) and starting to move up the ramp (CW) is at a minimum, that is fully engaged. The opposite directions apply for reverse gear.
1/8" movement between the lower shift shaft and the intermediate sounds a bit much. Check the 'shoe' on the lower shaft on the sides and the insides of the 'foot' for excess wear. I would take a pair of vice grips and GENTLY give the foot end of the intermediate shaft a squeeze. It needs to be a snug fit, without binding. That should reduce the excess movement at that end. Have you checked the play in the lower shift cable system yet? What was the result? I would expect it to be more than 9/16" with that amount of movement between the shafts....
Cable travel on the remote control =3", excellent. But how much slop in the system? Put the remote in forward, give the shift plate end of the cable a bit of a push and make a mark on the cable guide. Without moving the control lever give the cable end a bit of a pull... How far did it move?
Chris........
.... Is the dog clutch engaged when the prop cannot be moved with great force, or when it cannot be moved with gental force, but can be rotated with more force put on the prop?
You need to specify the gear you're in and the direction you're turning the prop. Because the dog clutch has one 'square' side and one ramped side that will change the characteristics.
To check of the dog is fully engaged in forward gear you want as little easy movement as possible. It will lock solid going CCW but given enough force it will ratchet going CW. When the amount of movement of the prop between locking (CCW) and starting to move up the ramp (CW) is at a minimum, that is fully engaged. The opposite directions apply for reverse gear.
1/8" movement between the lower shift shaft and the intermediate sounds a bit much. Check the 'shoe' on the lower shaft on the sides and the insides of the 'foot' for excess wear. I would take a pair of vice grips and GENTLY give the foot end of the intermediate shaft a squeeze. It needs to be a snug fit, without binding. That should reduce the excess movement at that end. Have you checked the play in the lower shift cable system yet? What was the result? I would expect it to be more than 9/16" with that amount of movement between the shafts....
Cable travel on the remote control =3", excellent. But how much slop in the system? Put the remote in forward, give the shift plate end of the cable a bit of a push and make a mark on the cable guide. Without moving the control lever give the cable end a bit of a pull... How far did it move?
Chris........