I may just do a overhaul if the engine does have to come out and replace the major parts.
I was just keen to know if the engine does have to completely come out to change coupler as my slip does not have the equipment to remove engines.
Mechanic advised the coupler had blown due to corrosion apparently, just find it odd that the coupler had blown a day after the legs had been serviced.
One mechanic is telling me it’s coupler and the other one is telling me another answer. Either way will be coming out of the water but I just...
Hey guys just been told the coupling assembly has blown in my mercruiser 350 mag mpi
Have been told the Inboard engine will have to come out to change the whole assembly, can anyone verify this or advise from previous experience ?
Many thanks
The legs were serviced last week, had a jump in the water and the lower unit was moving much more freely than usual. Almost seems like it has completely come loose, had even double checked with the left legs and they not wiggle around at all
Spins freely
that is hopefully the plan, just found it out of the ordinary how this could happen without any minor signals of something going wrong. Looks like the drive shaft has possible come out of alignment ?
Does have gear oil as far as I’m concerned. Boat was lifted out of the water last week to service legs. Could mechanic possible not have assembled something correctly ?
Did not feel like I hit something with the prop, felt more like built up pressure had caused something to pop off as I was accelerating.
When I engage into F/R with shifter while engine is running nothing seems to be happening or turning.
Although I did manage to lift the right engine up the...
