New Drive Rotation

[glenn k]

I tried installing my new drive last night(upper and lower). I ran into a problem when it came time to test the shift lever. It seems my new drive's shift shoe rotates clockwise, but my old Alpha rotates counter clockwise. Did i get the wrong replacement drive? Also when i rotated my engine - standard rotation - with the drive in forward the prop spun backwards.

Did i get the wrong drive? Someone told me to swap the shift lever around and it should work. What about the rotation of the drive itself??

[Technical Support]

Do you have a twin engine boat? If it is a single engine boat, then it should be the correct rotation. Is it possible you have the alignment incorrect on the brass shift shoe?
If it is a dual engine boat, and you did indeed have a counter rotating unit (some twin installations used two standard rotation drives) then you can change the throw on the remote control to make it work, and also change the prop.
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Thanks,
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[glenn k]

it is just a single motor boat. I'm hoping i just installed the shoe wrong. I'll check again tonight.

"change the throw on the remote control to make it work" - there is a bracket on the exhaust riser that the cables connec to. One comes from the lever from the cockpit and another that runs to the drive. Are you saying i can reverse the cables to make it work?

[Technical Support]

If it is a single engine boat, then the throw of the shifter would not be the problem. I have never seen a counter rotating drive installed on a single engine boat. I would guess the problem is with the shift shoe alignment.
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