trouble installing the alpha one outdrive !!!!!!!!!

[Golden13]

I have replaced the shift and universal joint bellows on my alpha one outdrive and have reinstalled the drive about 100 times now with the same problem: it will not shift into reverse or get out of forward . now even though the shift control moves into neutral the prop still doesn't spinning freely and it ratchets in the clockwise direction. I hope this is useful enough description for someone to supply me with any helpful suggestions on how to properly get this drive back on and the gears shifting again because the baot worked fine before i took the drive off.. Thanks for any and all suggestion -sean

 

[Don S]

Re: trouble installing the alpha one outdrive !!!!!!!!!

When you took the drive off and put it back on, did you have the shifter in forward, and the drive in forward when installing????
If not, you probably bent the lower shift shaft.

 

[Golden13]

Re: trouble installing the alpha one outdrive !!!!!!!!!

hey thanks for responding. yes i had it all in forward n the shaft isn't bent and the male and female dogs are in place and aligned for forward gear but it is still stuck for some reason

 

[Don S]

Re: trouble installing the alpha one outdrive !!!!!!!!!

Did you have the upper and lower apart?

 

[Golden13]

Re: trouble installing the alpha one outdrive !!!!!!!!!

No i just took the drive off the via the six bolts then slipped it back on but now its now shifting gears

 

[Golden13]

Re: trouble installing the alpha one outdrive !!!!!!!!!

*not shifting gears

 

[xltier]

Re: trouble installing the alpha one outdrive !!!!!!!!!

did you knock the little roller out of the cable guide where it comes out of the bell housing.

 

[Golden13]

Re: trouble installing the alpha one outdrive !!!!!!!!!

I can't seem to stick the roller in as I put the drive back in the toward gear when drive Is off the roller seems to fall right into place as it goes into revrse so what do I do to keep it in reverse

 

[xltier]

Re: trouble installing the alpha one outdrive !!!!!!!!!

I can't seem to stick the roller in as I put the drive back in the toward gear when drive Is off the roller seems to fall right into place as it goes into revrse so what do I do to keep it in reverse

i dont understand your explaination of events.with the shifter in forward and the shift shoe in the bell housing pointing straight back,put the roller in the cable guide[probably wrong word for it].turn the shift lever on the lower unit forward and hold it there by keeping pressure on the prop in a ccw direction.lift the drive up and have a assistant put the driveshaft in the gimbal bearing.lift it to the bell hgousing being careful not to disturb the shift roller.make sure the shift shoe and shift lever meet together.jiggle and push.if its aligned to the motor properly it will slip rite on.the last inch may go a little hard cause of o rings but try turningthe prop ccw as u go to help align the shaft with the coupler.

 

[cr2k]

Re: trouble installing the alpha one outdrive !!!!!!!!!

Goop up the shift roller with grease to keep it in place when re-installing the drive. Also everything MUST be in forward gear.

If the shift foot (outdrive part) got pulled up and turned you will not have proper shifting.

with the drive leaning forward (like it trimmed up) dogs will fall in to forward then make sure by ccw pressure on the prop and pull up and re align the shift boot to straight forward. Also make sure the slot in the shaft (boat part) is straight forward.


good luck.