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How do I know if it's a standard rotation Drive or not? The standard rotation, clockwise or counter clockwise? That would be really useful information to put in here, thank you.

Probably a worn out cable or a worn out control. It is sloppy so not able to move the required amount.

Also the shift assist is awful it makes throttle incredibly stiff. Lots of people remove it.

No mention of the required travel of 3" +/- 1/8" between reverse and forward. Mine measures 2.75" and I have no idea how to change the distance of travel.

This video saved me hundreds if not over $1,000 installing this myself. It takes some elbow grease, but can be done by anyone without any mechanical knowledge!

It should move pretty easily. If it is hard to move it will cause staling when shifting out of gear.

does anyone know if the lower shift cable should have play to move freely or should it be stiff

Great video, but you completely skipped about putting the drive back on the back of the motor and the positioning of the cable

This fixed my shifting issues. Hy boat would stall going into reverse. Didn’t even replace my shift cable. Just followed the adjustments you made after the new one was installed and boom. Shifts smooth now. Thank you!!!!

I pulled the bellhousing off of my bravo 3 and I am totally baffled by how the shift cable is inserted into it. It appears at least to me that the shift cable housing is pressed into the bellhousing from the back. Can anyone confirm this?

Does the outdrive have to be lowered first or it doesn’t matter??

Did I miss the part where lower unit gets re-installed?

The best video

Great explanation 👍👍👍

This is an excellent video, but I just removed the sterndrive and the gimbal pins. Yes, it was an extra procedure, but I found it less aggravating. Working in that tight space in the gimbal is difficult for me, since I'm a klutz. Oh, and I would like to add that a 9/16 sparkplug socket in another 5/8 deep well socket worked in place of the extended deep well socket that was used in this video.

Nice work, thank you

Do you have to drain the fluid first? Before removing lines? My seals are leaking? Is it better to rebuild or just buy new ones and replace?

Pay someone else to deal with the POS. Every sterndrive I’ve ever had the displeasure to own was a fiddly nightmare.

Perfect video thanks

I came here to try and understand how the cutout switch works as well as the various cables. My engine was stalling when I shifted into forward and I didn't know why. Thanks so much for the detailed walkthrough of all steps, turns out my cable to the outdrive needed lubrication, your video showed me where it was and how to remove the end so that I could just spray lube (WD-40) into it. I put the end back on and worked the cable back and forth many times and now it's moving freely. Turns out a stuck or hard to slide cable will cause the cut-out switch to engage, killing the engine. I'm back on the water now and the boat is shifting perfectly. Many, many thanks!!!

I can only get 5 inches on the shift lincage and the barrel at 9:09 do I have a wrong part or is it put in wrong it looks the same as the one in the video

What do u do when it goes into forward and netural but wont shift into reverse

I know this is video 8 yrs old but such a great help. Everything worked out great. Thank you SEI!!

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I have a 1986 Mercruiser Alpha one Gen one. Purchased the SEI lower shift cable from Amazon. I'm having a problem (Per this Video) running the inner cable thru the threaded side of the shift slider. The nob or nut on the end will not go into the slider so that I can put the screw in and then hook up the safety wire. What am I doing wrong?? Has anyone else had this problem? Thanks so much!! Mel

Beginning of video he takes drive off, three quarters through the video the drive is on. So confusing

It sure don't work that ez for me

I know this videos old (and so is my boat) but this is great. Very through and explains everything clearly without being overwhelming. I just fixed my shift cables in a few minutes and saved a trip to the mechanic. Thanks so much!

Hey. thanks for a great video. What kind of wire do you use as "snake" and what is that blue grease you put on the shiftbracket //Marcus

Great video. Question: Is the procedure the same on a Bravo 3 ?

My mechanic said to make sure you save the boxes, so you can send them back when they fail..

Nice job. Thanks.

I need to replace the lower unit only on a mercruiser. Will your products fit it? Or do I need a SEI upper unit also?

The cupler shaft receivers teeth are made of aluminium and the oil pans on engines are stamped metal that rust in five years nothing like the 1970 s trs drives with ford 460 v8

Thank You for this video, you showed me some things I did not think about removing/installing my trim cylinder.

Excellent video.

Very nice and clear video in preparation of my cable install, thanks

Questions do they need bleeding or just refill fluid?

SEI sterndrives are garbage!

Clear and concise.

Shift cable on a minnkota step paddle

excellent vid guys thanks...

Dude thank you for a 3 minute video about 3 minutes worth of information that needed to be said appreciate it seriously

I can’t get 6” even with rotation of barrel. What do I do now? Is it possible the cable is the wrong one?

Forgot to mention the 600 dollar per year license cost!!! Thank god i was able to cancel the order after spending 400 bucks

Thank you. I repaired the Merc to my neighbour. Works perfekt!

Thank you. Im a new boater and my mechanical experience is pretty good. With the details of your video I was able to do this without calling a service tech saving me thousand of dollars. Thanks again.

very good video ! thanks

I have a question that I'm struggling to find a answer to. Alpha one- Gen 2 - I have a decent amount of up/down freeplay on my outboard coming from the bushings on the rams. Looks like from the back and front bushings. is this normal freeplay or should it be tight?

What is perfect seal? What else can I use?