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chrisa660
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The difference between marine fuses and automotive fuses.
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8 Alpha One Gen II water pump service (Part B)
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Alpha One Gen II, water pump service (reassembly)
7 Alpha One Gen II water pump service (Part A)
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Alpha One Gen II, water pump service (dis-assembly)
6 Alpha water pump service
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Servicing an MC-1, R, MR and Alpha One drive water pump.
5 Drive gear preload
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Bearing pre-load setup for late Alpha One, Alpha One gen II and Bravo drives
Mercruiser Alpha Shift cable adjustment
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Mercruiser Alpha Shift cable adjustment
I call B.S. not pressing them out with a wrist twist clamp... NO WAY!!! Not happening!!!
You can call it anything you like, mate. It's how I've been doing it for over 30 years. How many have you done?
934k views and only 2.4k likes! Are you people delusional?
Thank you.
Why didnt i see this video 12 years ago! Thank you from all of us in 2024!
When I start taking those cables off, does it need to be in full reverse or in neutral?
Doesn't matter. I usually do it in neutral.
Great Video, Thank You! ❤🎉
Thanks for explaining about the splines on the driveshaft being oil bathed. I was wondering where the oil was coming from when I removed the lower unit and it looked like it was coming from the upper shaft.
I watched way too many of these. This is the only one that mentioned the moving the bar back and forth ,up and down. That’s all it took to complete the task. Much thanks!
Thank you,
adjusted 1974 shift cable to your 5 7/8, works perfect now. Thank you
Did you have to put it in neutral in the beginning or full reverse?
I have alpha one gen 2 How much should nm ?
Thank you sir.
Well done and very informative, thanks!
So what if the measurement is more than 3 and 1/8? Mine appears to be a little shy of three and a quarter inches?
Make sure you use a new crush washer
In the water running, the ONLY adjustment should be to the brass barrel on the shift cable.
Thanks so much for the great video. Having gone through it step by step, I'm still having a problem getting into reverse. After some diagnosis, Im finding that the shifting cable behavior is different in Fwd & Rev. Pushing the shift cable all the way back, the gears engage and the prop stops turning. However, pulling it fwd towards reverse gear, at no point does the gears seem to engage, making the rest of the adjustment mute. Any suggestions?
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Excellent explanation I didn’t realize that thing pivots up and down side to side wow appreciate your post in the video Excellent information The alignment tool is absolutely necessary I’m still convinced now
followed these instructions to a T and I've never had a boat that shifted as well.
Great instructional video. Problem solved. Thx!
Very helpful BUT 2 things to clarify: 1)The throttle needs to be in wide open forward in the beginning and wide open reverse at the end. 2) when he adjusts the barrel, he says one direction and goes the other. Do as he does, not as he says
What if my controller cable has 3.5 inches of travel?
What if my controller cable has 3.5 inches of travel?
11 year old video and still the best one out there. Nice job and thanks much!
This is the best video I have found for adjusting these cables, only thing I have to add, is if they have factory crimped the brass adjusting screw on the shift cable barely drill right down on the Crip temples. Can you contact the actual cable, spray, a little WD-40, and with a little effort you will be able to adjust the shift cable
Thank you for making this video
Awesome video Thanks!!!
This video helped me solve my shifting problems! Thanks a million- Im going to be on the lake this weekend!!’n
My cable that goes to the control looks different and seems unadjustable. It does not have the nut to spin 4 times. Not sure what to do know
What do you do if too much slop in lower shift cable?
Update, been trying to figure out why I can't get reverse, bought all new cables, even bought new shifter. After all that I still could not get reverse. Finally discovered that my ALL ORIGINAL 1978 Cobalt needed to be set at 5 & 7/8" . Can't always take this info as gospel.
Can someone explain what "exactly correctly" means at 5:04?
I think the meaning is make the Barrel dimension to the end of the cable /pin match. Then move away from the pin with 4 rotations of the barrel.
What if you have 3 1/2 " on the remote cable? You didn't say anything about that. I just installed a brand new cable and I have 3.5 inches of travel.
Like all your videos, this was extremely helpful! Thank you so much! We miss you on iBoats!
I would like see what your seal is like inside after you did all that hammering on that yoke
Just installed new heads, and I did not put the boat in forward when I took shift cables off the riser plate. I'm sure the cables were moved and jostled as I did the replacement in the bilge. After the rest of the engine was buttoned back up, I reinstalled and re-set cables to your specs. When testing, prop didn't go into gear. Got under the drive and noticed the dog/shift shoe was pointed at about 11:55 to port side when I did put the control to forward. I was able to push the dog/shift shoe to 12 O'clock with a small rod. The prop locked counter clockwise. I then made the adjustments to your spec. Started engine, put it in forward then N then Reverse a few times, and then tried it again a few times. On the 3rd of 4th try it stopped engaging in forward. Do I need to reset the upper cable more? Or do I drop the lower unit on the outdrive just enough to reset the dog/shift shoe connection to 12:00 O'clock while the control is in forward and then do the cable adjustments. These cable were replaced 2 seasons ago. The engine is 2010 Merc. Vortec 5.7 350 - Thanks for the video. I did use this video last season on my port side engine. It took 2 days of me swearing up a storm before I realized that, that particular outdrive was opposite rotation, and I had to do everything in reverse :) To be clear the engine I am asking about is normal rotation. Thank you.
That’s great knowledge:)) Fishinanimal
That very last part, gear lube level going down because of that air pocket. Thank you! I am doing this maintenance task for the first time on a friend’s boat today. He had this service job done about 21/2 years ago and I have had to top the gear oil reservoir twice. I do not have bolts to make pins out of and this would take hours to source some for pins. So I will be wrangling alignment with hands of a smooth magician lol. Three days later, I will probably be making those alignment pins.
Hello can we on a transom g1 an alpha one gen 2 mercruiser
Great video explaining how a gimbal bearing works. I have purchased 2 gimbal bearings to replace in my sterndrive. When I secured the bearings in the vice and installed the alignment tool to swivel the bearing in the carrier it would not budge. I was afraid of breaking the carrier if I forced it anymore. Neither bearing would move inside the carrier as shown in the video. I even called and spoke to 2 different people who manufacture the Sierra bearing that I purchased and they were unable to explain or help me. Please can anyone help me in this very frustrating situation. I'm pulling my hair out!!
I have exactly the same problem i can't find bearing for my volvo sx-m i'm going crazy
I have now purchased 3 new gimbal bearings. None of them swivel or pivot as shown in the video. I would break the carrier that contains the actual bearing if I held it in a vice and used the alignment tool to move the bearing as in the video. So here is what I did. I don't know if its advised or the proper thing to do. I saw in another you tube video, how to remove the bearing from the carrier. Using a fine emery cloth I removed small amounts of the inner surface that the bearing rides on. Its made of an aluminum alloy type of material ( quit soft). I then cleaned the surface thoroughly put some lube on the surfaces and carefully reinstalled the bearing into the carrier. Placed it back in the vice and tried to rotate the bearing. I went through this process 5 or 6 times. It takes some patience for sure. Finally I had removed enough material that I can now move the bearing as the video shows. The word gimbal means that it should move as in a gimbal compass on your boat for navigation purposes. I even called the manufacturers of the gimbal bearings and their people didn't know what I was talking about. They should not refer to their bearing as a GIMBAL bearing if it doesn't swivel. Just call it a bearing.@@jacquesmichel1269
Can't see sh..it captain. Put a light on.
what's the difference of its in water or not when adjusting?
when you spin the barrel four turns "away from the cable" you said. Is this increasing the distance between the two pins or decreasing the short distance? I want to make sure I'm doing this right, thanks.
Great explanation. Looks like it articulates like an outer CV joint.
Hi Chris. What can I check or adjust if my engine stalls when shifting back into neutral from forward or reverse. It happens more when the engine is hot. The motor has 950 hours on and boat is 96 Regal 5.7 Merc Cruiser
Hi Warrick, The problem you have described has been the same problem that I have experienced on and off over the past two years with my Alpha 1 Stern drive second generation on a 3 L mercruiser inboard. The engine cuts out because the ignition interrupt switch activates, as it should, on the initial gear shift into forward or reverse, but it does not come back to the neutral position before the engine stops. What should happen is the interrupt switch activates momentarily to kill the motor to allow the gear shift without any torque, so it does not grind going into gear, and coming out of gear, it needs the engine killed momentarily to allow it to fall into neutral, otherwise it says in gear. The most common cause for this problem is too much friction in the stern drive cable, so the return to centre spring on the interrupt cam plate does not have the force to move the cable back to the neutral position. The friction can be caused by a worn or damaged or poorly lubricated stern drive cable or binding of the cable through the penetrations into the gearbox. I have had limited success fixing the problem by replacing the stern drive cable and seals, which cured the problem for about 6 months before it returned, intermittently when the motor was hot. On my latest service which included taking the leg off for an oil change and impeller change, I asked the mechanic if he could diagnose and fux the problem. He double checkef if the stern drive cable linkage was at all sticky or there were any problems that could be causing the shift interrupt sticking problem. He reported that there were not, and he fitted a new linkage plate as he reported that this had cured the problem with some of his other clients. He adjusted everything up to specification and I had about 1 hours worth of trouble free gear shifting before the problem returned. The problem now is that every time it shifts into forward the engine will die. Reverse shifting is not a problem. To keep us out on the water, I have had my wife or one of the children hold the interrupt switch cam plate in the neutral position whilst I put the boat into forward. This is far from ideal, but otherwise the boat won't go. I have now added an additional plate onto the gear shift plate to allow me to mount a tension spring that assists the interrupt switch return to neutral on forward selection. I will water test this tomorrow and hopefully it works. If it works, I will post a video on CZcams about what I did, so others can copy it. The mercruiser Alpha 1 leg gear shift design with the manual shift interrupt switch arrangement that relies on the spring force of the interrupt cam plate to counteract the gearbox and shift cable is not a robust design at all. As soon as any friction builds up in the stern leg to control plate linkage is causes problems. This design problem is the main reason that I am actually going to sell my boat, and probably never buy another boat with a stern drive again. I find it hard to believe that a reputable company like MerCruiser manufacturered such a temperamental design, that could leave a non-technical person stranded at sea. I hope you manage to solve you boat's gear shifting problem.
I’ve come to this video multiple times over the years as needed and when my memory fails me. So thank you for making it and leaving it up
I put my cable in and now whenever im in reverse gear my neutral cuttoff switch is always activated so the engine dies completely when shifting into reverse gear. Works perfectly when shifting into forward gear and back to neutral. Although the cuttoff switch does not activate when going from forward to neutral or from neutral to forward. Really dont know what to do anymore.
Mate watched the others and this is the one that worked for us Thankyou🎉
Brilliant video thank you
I review this most times I service my drive. There's always a nugget that I either missed or forgot. My kids say Easter Eggs. Hope you are well! NHGuy.