Hey guys, I screwed up my first attempt at a repair of my '89 Alpha 1.....put a water pump kit in and having trouble with re-attaching the unit due to the shift coupling on the drive unit not lining up with the shaft on the lower unit. I think it's my fault cuz I had it in reverse when I disassembled it. The coupling dropped down about 3/8th inch when I touched it before trying to re-attach the unit, I was able to wiggle and push it back up to where i believe it was but when trying to bolt the unit back up, the coupling aligns about 1/8th too far to port side. Several attempts to reach in with a needle nose and move it didn't work. At one point the coupling did drop down over the shaft but then would not push back up into the drive. When I pulled the unit back off again, I could reach up into the drive housing and feel loose "floppy" parts at the bottom of the upper shift shaft where I'm thinking the coupling should be.
I have not been able to find a diagram that shows what that looks like or how it goes together inside the drive unit...nor a posting, nor a video dealing with fixing this specific problem, I did find out I should have had it in forward gear before dis-assembly. After having these problems, I probably shouldn't have, but I tried to put it in forward gear but the control lever only returned to straight up position and wouldn't go further into forward. I'm thinking I have things really screwed up and wondering what the next step is???
I would have gotten a manual, but thought I had it covered by watching videos before starting this project.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks !
I have not been able to find a diagram that shows what that looks like or how it goes together inside the drive unit...nor a posting, nor a video dealing with fixing this specific problem, I did find out I should have had it in forward gear before dis-assembly. After having these problems, I probably shouldn't have, but I tried to put it in forward gear but the control lever only returned to straight up position and wouldn't go further into forward. I'm thinking I have things really screwed up and wondering what the next step is???
I would have gotten a manual, but thought I had it covered by watching videos before starting this project.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks !