Forward or Reverse?

[jakestevens]

1999 Rinker, 3.0L, Alpha 1

I was attempting to remove the outdrive from the boat. The manual said for LH rotation engines I should shift the drive into reverse, so I did.
I removed everything, 6 nuts, speedo conn., trim cylinders aft of the drive, etc..
The drive would come out 3 inches and stop, it wouldn't budge after that. I was running out of daylight and had to get the boat back in the garage, so I pushed the drive back in to meet the gimbal housing, reconnected the trim cylinders, left the 6 nuts off and shifted into neutral.
When I shifted into neutral I heard a clunk and had to hold back the vomit.
When I got back around to the back of the boat, the outdrive had come out just to the end of the studs. I removed the trim cylinders and the drive came off no problem.

So the questions are: Should I have been in forward gear? Did I damage anything?

thanks a lot for the info!
I love this forum.

 

[bomar76]

Re: Forward or Reverse?

Your engine and drive are standard rotation, so dunno why you were following reverse rotation instructions...
It should have been in Forward.

 

[Don S]

Re: Forward or Reverse?

So the questions are: Should I have been in forward gear? Did I damage anything?

Yea, you should have been in fwd.
Yea, you probably damaged something.

The manual said for LH rotation engines I should shift the drive into reverse, so I did.

The manual doesn't say that. At least the OEM manual doesn't. All the OEM manual says it "Put it in Forward Gear for STANDARD ROTATION."

 

[Don S]

Re: Forward or Reverse?

 

[jakestevens]

Re: Forward or Reverse?

I was stupid, yes... I was thinking LH rotation was reverse rotation and in fact LH is standard, woops!!

What did I damage?

 

[Don S]

Re: Forward or Reverse?

Look at the shift shafts in the drive and the bellhousing. One of them had to bend in order to seperate.