My control handle has 3 dents for neutral/forward/reverse positions. The handle drops in and locks firmly into these grooves which allows for the boat to be shifted into gear before engine RPM is affected. I replaced all of my bellows, gimbal bearing, and lower shift cable on my alpha 1 gen 2 over the weekend. I adjusted the cable at the engine per the manual, and when shifted into first the handle drops into the first detent as designed and fully engages forward gear. Putting it into the reverse position engages reverse, but not fully as you can hear the clutches still slipping in the lower unit. I have to go slightly past the revers position and slightly raise the RPM/s before it will engage fully. If I watch the controls at the engine I can see the shift cable move as the handle falls into position, and then move slightly more as the handle comes out of the detent and increased engine RPM.
Is there a way to adjust the cable at the control end to take up some slack? Here is an older picture of my console and control setup.
Is there a way to adjust the cable at the control end to take up some slack? Here is an older picture of my console and control setup.
