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Hello all,
I am trying to remove my non-functional starter from my Mercruiser 170 engine. All of the diagrams and forum posts that I have seen reference two bolts going through the starter from back to front with nuts on the front side. I see the nuts on the front side, however, I have no bolts...
Quick update in case it may help someone in the future...
The engine alignment was fine! I had purchased a gasket kit from Amazon.com for this job, and the o-rings that seat around the outdrive's shaft were blocking the shaft from fully installing into the engine. I replaced them with...
Fantastic! Much easier than I expected. I should have a chance to dig in this weekend, and I will report back with progress. Thank you for all the help.
OK great, that is how mine functions.
I just inserted my alignment tool with a hefty dose of grease. Splines were clearly visible on the top of the tool, however, the bottom showed much less spline-age.
I guess that this means my engine is seated too low? Current plan of attack is to add...
I had not realized that this would change the alignment! Makes sense.
Yes, controller and drive in forward. I was not spinning the prop for fear that unlocking it would screw up the gear positioning. I will give this a shot after I align. I'll get on this after work and report back. Thank you...
Thanks for the quick replies!
I checked it once when I removed the drive, but I will verify again. To be clear, I am looking for full insertion of the alignment tool and clear spline marks imprinted all the way around the end of the tool upon removal?
Hey all,
I am fairly new to this boat repair stuff, so bear with me if I use incorrect terminology.
I am restoring a 1986 Cheetah 176 speedboat. It is equipped with a 3.7L Mercruiser inboard engine and an Alpha One Gen 1 outdrive. I had the outdrive removed for water impeller service as well...
