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    Lower unit clunk

    Thank you for the advice appreciate your assistance!
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    Lower unit clunk

    When I twist the U joints after separating from transom there doesn’t appear to be any playin the actual u joints. No noise and they turn smoothly. However there seems to be a bit of dead space with a clunk in the lower unit near the prop. Is this normal or should I be scared? Here is a video...
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    Mercruiser 4.3 alpha 1 gen 2 alignment questions

    Thanks Mike. I’ll update once I get there. Work has slowed my progress and a few other issues have arisen that I think need to be dialed in first. Appreciate the help!
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    Mercruiser 4.3 alpha 1 gen 2 alignment questions

    Hey Scott thanks for the reply but I think you may be mistaken on the direction needed to correct the alignment. From a post in this thread: https://forums.iboats.com/threads/engine-alignment-how-tos.432996/ Are the spline marks heavy on the top or the bottom? If they are heavy on the top...
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    Mercruiser 4.3 alpha 1 gen 2 alignment questions

    I am in the process of replacing the bellows, gimbal, bearing, u joints, trim limit and sender and the kitchen sink. First time DIY and everything is going swimmingly…except…shocker… With the existing gimbal bearing, which is rusty and grinding due to water intrusion last summer and then...
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