alpha one 1.98 R shift arm

[Smiley2]

The steel washer goes where? Is the shift arm suppose to be straight or bent? Keeps kicking out of gear when assemble.

 

[Smiley2]

Re: alpha one 1.98 R shift arm

1987 Mercruiser 3.0 litre 181 CID 130 horse<br />Alpha One stern drive <br />engine s/n B726948<br />Drive serial # A47812 <br />Transom Assembly S/N OB706729<br />Drive unit S/N OB 491133<br />Trying to figure out if shift arm or bushing actually the steel washer is bent above the cotter pin. Anyone have pictures of or how it is assembled? I have SELOC manual but pictures aren't clear

 

[Haut Medoc]

Re: alpha one 1.98 R shift arm

Did you replace your impeller? Is this the washer that sits on top of the shift shaft? Is this lever on the drive side or the bell housing side? More info needed!........JK

 

[Alumarine]

Re: alpha one 1.98 R shift arm

Check this out.<br /> http://www.mercstuff.com/howdoi.htm <br /><br />If it's the washer I think it is and it's bent then I believe the drive wasn't in forward when removing/reassembling. I know because I've bent mine.

 

[Smiley2]

Re: alpha one 1.98 R shift arm

Yes replaced the impeller<br />Guess it's the washer that sits on top of the shift shaft? must have gone down somehow.<br />It's the lower shift arm with a shorter front and longer back that connects to the shift from upper housing kind of like a upside down 3/4 rectangle I think you might know what I mean

 

[Haut Medoc]

Re: alpha one 1.98 R shift arm

Yep. Does the shaft on the drive itself have alot of play up & down? If it does, that washer you're looking at belongs on top of the shift shaft in the lower gear case. Gonna have to pull them apart to put it back on. If it is concaved, I would replace it. Make sure you use a stainless steel one.....JK

 

[jamesr1]

Re: alpha one 1.98 R shift arm

The washer sets on the shift shaft of the lower, beveled side down

 

[Fishermark]

Re: alpha one 1.98 R shift arm

Is this the shaft that is bent?<br /><br />

<br /><br />If that is what you are talking about being bent, then that can cause all sorts of problems. It is supposed to be straight.<br /><br />They get bent when people try and remove the outdrive with the gear shift in something other than forward. On my dad's boat we discovered the shaft to be bent - which was why it stalled when going into reverse. We replaced the shift cable, adjusted it, etc, and nothing worked. What happens is that when everything is assembled, and you try and put the unit in gear, THEN it binds and causes the shift interupt to activate and stay activated. When we would take the lower unit off, everything worked smoothly. <br /><br />Anyway, long story short, (too late I know! ), be sure to straighten that shaft or buy a new one.