Alpha One "Gen 1" Lower shift Cable issue??

[g_speran]

Hello ALCON,
Please forgive me up front as this is my 1st boat and my boating terminology is elementary. I bought this boat as a project boat and a project it seems it is going to be. For starters I think I may have a shift cable issue. I have removed the drive unit from the bell housing and removed the lower unit from the upper unit. I have "borrowed" the shift shaft from the upper unit and placed it on the shift crank pin in the lower unit so I can simply shift from forward to reverse. If I move the lower shift pin to forward and spin the drive shaft clockwise, the propeller shaft will also spin clockwise. If I try to spin the propeller shaft counter-clockwise, it locks. I then reverse the process and move the lower shift pin to reverse, spin the driveshaft clockwise, the propeller shaft will spin counter-clockwise; and if I try to spin the propeller shaft clockwise, it locks. I think so far so good?? This like here is a video to my YouTube page just showing this http://youtu.be/UoCglsXrtk8
Now when the lower/upper unit were put together, before I took it all off, the issue I was having was that the shifter would shift fine...as in it was not hard but easily to move from forward to neutral to reverse. When I shifted into reverse the propeller shaft would engage and spin counter-clockwise. However, when I shifted into forward, the propeller shaft would never engage and you would hear a clinging noise. Is this an indication of a lower shift cable issue?
With the drive unit off, I can see when the shifter is shifted into reverse, the shift slide move forward and I am not able to pull on it. However, when the shifter is shifted to forward, the shift slide move back and I am easily able to move the shift slide forward and back with ease. Is this normal and is potentially my issue? Could it still be a lower unit issue? Here is a link to my YouTube showing this http://youtu.be/nO5RfsLU-JU

Please Advise and TYIA,
Gary

 

[Bt Doctur]

Re: Alpha One "Gen 1" Lower shift Cable issue??

My guess is a outer sheath seperation of the lower shift cable.

 

[rickryder]

Re: Alpha One "Gen 1" Lower shift Cable issue??

X2 ^

 

[g_speran]

Re: Alpha One "Gen 1" Lower shift Cable issue??

OK...I have ordered a shift cable kit (18-2190) and the shift cable tool (18-9806), which is nothing more than a long socket with a nut welded on the end of it. I have received the shift cable tool and have removed the shift cable retaining nut. The pictures below show what came out when I removed the shift cable retaining nut. I am assuming that I did indeed have a shift cable issue?

Since I have not received the shift cable kit, is there anything I need to do with the retaining nut as pictured? Do I need it? Is it salvagable? Does it come with the shift cable kit?

Thanks
Gary

 

[Bt Doctur]

Re: Alpha One "Gen 1" Lower shift Cable issue??

throw it away, not needed.everything will come in the shift casble kit. heres what it looks like un-broken.

 

[g_speran]

Re: Alpha One "Gen 1" Lower shift Cable issue??

Just want to provide an update.

I have got the strern drive reattached and obvisously the the new shift cable reinstalled. I did some searching and found http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=563927 and http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=248958 that helped me reinstall the shift cable and make the necessary adjustments. I also viewed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s_tgevX2aI&feature=youtu.be which also helped. I have tested it in forward and reverse numerous times, with the engine off. and now works and engages as expected. When I get back in town, I will fire up the engine and perform the test making sure that the prop spins when under the control of the engine.

Thanks to all that assisted and will provide the next update when I actually fire up the engine.

TIA,
Gary

 

[g_speran]

Re: Alpha One "Gen 1" Lower shift Cable issue??

throw it away, not needed.everything will come in the shift casble kit. heres what it looks like un-broken.

And oh yes btw...my black outer sheath was completly broken and seperated. It actually broke all the way around right at the area where it connects to the shift cable nut.

TIA,
Gary