Broke the Drive Shaft Alpha 1 Gen 1

[amanphoto]

My engine revs in forward, but stalls in reverse?

I Broke the Drive Shaft in an Alpha 1 Gen 1outdrive. I know opened the out drive and noticed that It was a clean brake just bellow the splines. I can manualy turn all the parts by hand.


Why did it stall in reverse? (before I took it apart)

 

[wca_tim]

Re: Broke the Drive Shaft Alpha 1 Gen 1

pretty common break. just order a new lower and be done with it...

 

[Fishermark]

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Why did it stall in reverse? (before I took it apart)

Could have been in a bind. But more likely than not, you have two issues. A bad or incorrectly adjusted lower shift cable - AND a busted outdrive. After replacing the outdrive, be sure to check / replace the shift cable. While you're at it, go ahead and replace the drive bellows if it has been awhile.

 

[amanphoto]

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The shift cable was working perfectly before this incident. It was just gone over and adjusted by a Wellcraft Dealer last year when I bought the boat.

Anything else I should check?

I think I'm going with a whole new out-drive (refurbished of course)

 

[Fishermark]

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I think I'm going with a whole new out-drive (refurbished of course)

Forget refurbished. Go brand new. An SE106 outdrive is brand new and can be bought right here on iboats very reasonably.

 

[amanphoto]

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SE out-drives have issues. The are hard to get fixed and the internal parts are not interchangeable with mercruiser parts.

 

[Bondo]

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Ayuh,... Who told ya That,..??

They're Givin' 'em away, with a No-Fault warranty...

 

[Fishermark]

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SE out-drives have issues. The are hard to get fixed and the internal parts are not interchangeable with mercruiser parts.

Absolutely not true. I have one on my boat. I put one on my dad's boat. I put one on my last boat. No issues getting it fixed. In fact, I recently had an issue with shifting, and long story short, Sterndrive rebuilt the entire outdrvie for free. Great customer service and a good product at a great price. Simply cannot be beat.

 

[wca_tim]

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SE out-drives have issues. The are hard to get fixed and the internal parts are not interchangeable with mercruiser parts.

uh.... NOPE.

When the driveshaft snapped in my stock merc drive, I ordered just an sei lower. broke it in according to instructions and have been running it hard for ythe past three years - with 400+ horsepower in front of it. no issues whatsoever... know a lot of guys with similar stories. I've also got a couple of uppers from them that have had no problems.

 

[amanphoto]

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I've heard it from a couple of repair shops up north here. They could just be jerking me around.

 

[Fishermark]

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I've heard it from a couple of repair shops up north here. They could just be jerking me around.

Let me guess... they "refurbish" the original units.

 

[amanphoto]

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No - They find refurbished one and put them on. You keep your broken on. It's cheeper to do that then try to get parts.

I would fix it myself, but don't have the special tools to take it apart. It don't look that difficult. It's just nuts and bolts and 1k worth of mercruiser tools I won't use again.

 

[Eric 3.7LX Alpha 1]

Re: Broke the Drive Shaft Alpha 1 Gen 1

not to mention a new vertical drive shaft will set you back between $200-$300.00 plus the cost of any bearings and a seal kit.
http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_tr...cruiser+drive+shaft&_sacat=See-All-Categories

The sei lower is here at Iboats:
http://www.boatmotors.com/motorparts/index.cgi?pid=7528&flag=2&year=1989&state=ma

Could always get used off ebay, but always a gamble what you are getting.

 

[wca_tim]

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the smartest way to handle, IMHO, is to pull the top cover and have a look at the upper gears an the one bearing assembly you can see. If all is well there, order just a lower from SEI through here, put it on and go boating.