Hey guys, I'm servicing the water impellers on both my alpha one gen 1 drives. Before I removed the lower drive I forgot to put it into gear. What Should I do? Thank you
[h=2]Re: Alpha One Gen 1 Lower Shift Issues after water pump replacement[/h]
The way its gone is:IF DROPPING THE JUST THE LOWER
lube the impeller, grease the shaft,turn splined shaft fully clockwise untill prop is locked CCW. install lower by lining up the water guide tube and turning the prop CCW about an inch to line the splines of the driveshaft. You`ll feel it engage, START THE FRONT NUT WITH 2 TURNS to hold the unit in place.
move brass lower shoe so that it goes on to the lower splined shaft and is facing in a straight line
install the 2 side nuts MAKING SURE THE LOWER SPLINED SHAFT MOVES UP AN DOWN .
tighten the side nuts , the bottom nuts the front nut and the allen under the zinc
Best way is to put the lower in a stand and install the upper unit on the lower.
Turn splined shaft fully CW untill prop locks CCW
lower upper unit and make sure the copper tube enters the giude
turn lower brass shoe to engage the splined shaft and is in a straight line.
turn input shaft slightly to mate the driveshaft , you`ll feel it drop into place
You may have to split the unit slightly with a screwdriver(raise it up ) to start the 2 side nuts untill tight
install remaining nuts and hardware
Dont forget the small O ring between the units
