1987 SEI shift cable adjustments goes past forward

[13ZowieHowie]

Engine serial #B490139...Outdrive #139127 and #145466...Having trouble with the shift cable adjustment. Followed achris video for lower shift cable and remote adjustment including measuring then backing remote 4 turns of barrel. When I put throttle in forward at hem it goes past 90°...and the shift rod on the front of the outdrive turns past where it was locked into forward. Can this be fixed by adjusting the slide that the lower cable attaches to? Or is the remote cable adjusted incorrectly?

 

[greno]

Welcome to the forum!
I see nobody responded to your post. I'm by no means an expert on the shift cables. In fact, I get myself confused with them everytime I have to adjust these things. But, I'd say going past 90 degrees, by that I think you mean the shift shaft pointing straight ahead, is not normal except by a little bit. The lower cable adjustment should be the one you adjust for that.

 

[Bt Doctur]

not sure what you mean but is it assembled correctly meaning the brass shoe is in a straight line with the prop locked CCW

 

[achris]

Has the drive been split at any time before you started to do the adjustment? Why are you doing the adjustment? Do you have problems?

Chris.....

 

[Bt Doctur]

I`m under the impression it is assemble wrong and F is going past the mark

 

[greno]

This may be a case of not aligning the intermediate shift shaft properly with the lower shift shaft when putting the two halves back together.

 

[13ZowieHowie]

I had to replace the lower shift cable due to corrosion. I had the propellor locked in forward when I reinstalled the outdrive. I made all the adjustments per achris and SEI videos on the cables...but the remote/helm control goes past 90 degrees and takes the brass shift rod past forward gear...how do I adjust for that? Is it in the remote cable or the lower shift cable?

 

[greno]

The brass foot cannot go past forward gear unless you've got something assembled incorrectly with the shift shafts.

 

[greno]

Have you had the upper and lower cases apart for any reason such as replacing an impeller?

 

[13ZowieHowie]

I did take the upper/lower outdrive apart, figuring while i had it apart I would install a new water pump impeller assembly. On the first assembly I didn’t make sure it was in forward...took it apart again to make sure it was...could the remote cable be adjusted too long? Taking the shift cable past where it should be?

 

[greno]

Forget the remote cable. If you can turn the brass foot on the outdrive past straight ahead then you have the shift shafts assembled incorrectly.

 

[achris]

I did take the upper/lower outdrive apart,...

Now, it appears you have the intermediate shift shaft and the lower shift shaft splined in incorrectly. Split the drive again and this time, turn the prop CCW (yes, this is the direction the prop would be turning if the boat were to go astern) as you turn the lower shift shaft CW. Once the prop 'locks' into forward gear, put a bungie cord around it to load it in that direction. With the load (bungie cord) on the prop, and the lower housing 'locked' in forward, align the intermediate shift shaft (in the upper housing) pointing forward. Don't forget to have the correct rubber and s/s washers on the lower shift shaft, and lower the upper onto the lower... If you got it right, the prop locked in forward should have the 'shoe' facing forward.

Chris....

 

[Bt Doctur]

 

[13ZowieHowie]

Thanks for all the info! So if the intermediate shift shaft is splined correctly onto the lower it can't go past straight ahead? I thought I had it aligned that way with the propellor locked CCW...otherwise the outdrive wouldn't have gone into place?

 

[Bt Doctur]

The upper shoe will slide into position on ANY of the splines of the lower shaft but only having it in a straight line with the prop locked CCW is correct