rhorlacher
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- May 8, 2014
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I am aksing for some desperate help. I was determined to figure this out on my own, but that is not working. I have a 1986 Mercruiser Alpa One, Gen One drive that was not shifting into reverse easily. (It was clicking and always clunked into gear) I tried adjusting it on my own, but sliding the lower cable end up (away) in the slot. This had no affect on the cable and it after a few times shifting into reverse and the dogs grinding it did not shift into reverse at all. This lead me to believe I needed a new lower cable.
This weekend, I replaced the lower cable and followed the instructions in the manual on how to install. Out of the water and with the engine not running, shifting the drive locks the prop in both directions very nicely with what I think it normal shifter throw (Maybe 15 deg). However, when I fire the engine up to try shifting, I have no reverse. Forward gear shifts smoother than it ever has, but the engine just revs going into reverse. I have gone back and tried adjusting the reverse by sliding up the cable end again, but still nothing. I was thinking it could be the shift interrupt, but would think that would affect the forward as well.
Any help you can give would be more than appreciated.
This weekend, I replaced the lower cable and followed the instructions in the manual on how to install. Out of the water and with the engine not running, shifting the drive locks the prop in both directions very nicely with what I think it normal shifter throw (Maybe 15 deg). However, when I fire the engine up to try shifting, I have no reverse. Forward gear shifts smoother than it ever has, but the engine just revs going into reverse. I have gone back and tried adjusting the reverse by sliding up the cable end again, but still nothing. I was thinking it could be the shift interrupt, but would think that would affect the forward as well.
Any help you can give would be more than appreciated.