Alpha 1 shifting into reverse questions

[briang0]

I put my boat in the water on Sunday and took it for the shakedown cruise. She ran pretty good. As I said before this is my first boat with an out drive. When I shift from neutral to reverse the out drive is slow to go into reverse and I can hear the clutch dog chatter before it goes into reverse. I have to move the shift lever back a few inches much farther than I do to shift from neutral forward. Is there a separate adjustment for forward and reverse? If I adjust the reverse will it also effect the forward adjustment? The forward engagement works fine. Where do I make the adjustment at? Is it back by the engine? Do it up by the shifter/throttle? Thanks in advance.

 

[bondo]

Ayuh,.... The only adjustments are at the shift plate, by the motor,...

Odds are, yer lower shift cable is Worn Out, 'n needs replacin',...
The outer jacket wears a groove into itself, 'n it now has too much travel...

 

[makomark]

2X what Bondo said, especially if it has overheated...

The other item is shifting technique...move the lever with authority -> no *****footing around...your drive will last much longer.