Outdrive Not Spinning

T

TheSeasLife

Petty Officer 2nd Class
Joined
Aug 23, 2009
Messages
102
I am eagerly working to get boat working. I have taken the outdrive off to pull motor. I put it together and am sure that I made sure the shift pin was in neutral position but it feels like it is stuck in gear. Alpha 1 gen 1, could the pin had moved or am I missing something?
 
Bondo

Bondo

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Apr 17, 2002
Messages
70,804
Re: Outdrive Not Spinning

I put it together and am sure that I made sure the shift pin was in neutral position but it feels like it is stuck in gear.
Click to expand...

Ayuh,... When removing, or installing an Alpha, it's always done with Everything in Forward gear, or things get bent...
 
T

TheSeasLife

Petty Officer 2nd Class
Joined
Aug 23, 2009
Messages
102
Re: Outdrive Not Spinning

Bond-o said:
Ayuh,... When removing, or installing an Alpha, it's always done with Everything in Forward gear, or things get bent...
Click to expand...

I haven't tried restarting anything as of yet. Is there a way to correct this?
 
ziggy

ziggy

Admiral
Joined
Jun 30, 2004
Messages
7,473
Re: Outdrive Not Spinning

sounds like ya for sure need a service manual.... http://www.boatfix.com/merc/Servmanl/srvcovr.pdf you'll want #6...

Is there a way to correct this?
Click to expand...
pull the drive again. one of these two shift shafts are the ones that will be bent..

IMG_1516.jpg


the one with the female shoe is in the bell housing, the one with the male shoe is in the upper. replace the bent one. or both...
in the pic. it's in neutral. you can see that if you were to try and slide the drive rearward to remove it. the coupler wouldn't let them separate. one or both would bend if ya forced the drive off. when the drive is in fwd. this coupler is facing fore and aft. allowing the shoes to slide and separate..

bd has a good point. i'm assuming (i know, i know) the shift pin is the two shafts coupled. or one or the other. any way ya look at it though. bond-o is correct too. basically when removing any part of the drive on an alpha1, ya put everything in fwd to get it disassembled or assembled correctly....
 
T

TheSeasLife

Petty Officer 2nd Class
Joined
Aug 23, 2009
Messages
102
Re: Outdrive Not Spinning

Bt Doctur said:
what are you calling the shift pin?
Click to expand...

its the square pin coming out at right side of gimbal housing. I thought it said that I needed to make sure it was in nuetral position. I guess I misunderstood. I will get it fixed. Thanks guys for the info..
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top