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    Hey Rocketboy

    How goes the transom rebuild?
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    Mercruiser shifter removal

    First, I tried search and got 48 pages of hits. I have a '72 Mercruiser controls throttle/shifter. It has a black button on the shifter pivot to make the shifter throttle only. I found the set screw that releases the handle, but the assembly seems to be stuck by the push button. I've looked...
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    '72 Winner Viscount 21' Cuddy

    Finally got a picture. Not much to see since it has its Winter coat on. Got it off the trailer to do some painting as soon as the weather cooperates.<br />
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    strange suspension

    This is a factory made trailer. I made the rear axle as the original rusted in half. Does anyone recognize this set-up? I would think this is unique to one manufacturer.
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    upper gearbox leak

    The seal where the driveshaft enters the gearbox is leaking on my pre-alfa outdrive. I had a "mechanic" replace the seal this past Spring. He said that the shaft was grooved and the seal would leak; he was right. I pulled the outdrive and the bellows was full of gear oil. On the tractor...
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    PETA-How did this get missed

    You are board full of sadistic killers. You don't believe me? Read this: http://www.fishinghurts.com/feat-newcomic.asp
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    Just a nagging question

    With the problems people are having with U-joints, gimbal bearings, and couplers, why can't a CV jointed drive shaft be used? Cars use a short driveshaft (on front wheel drive) from the tranny to the wheel. It is secured to the wheel and pushes into a splined socket at the tranny. With such a...
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    Bearing grease- How much?

    I did a search first, but didn't find an answer. I replaced and packed the bearings on my trailer. My question is - should the hubs be packed with grease or just the bearings?
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    Coupler

    Last post got long. I have a '72 165 6 cylinder mercruiser with a pre-Alpha outdrive. Which coupler do I need?
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    HELP, I'm about to sink my boat in the middle of the lake

    I posted last week about a fried impeller on my 165 mercruser pre-Alfa I/O. I replaced the impeller and upper housing. Went to the lake today and in less than 10 minutes, overheat again. Go home, open the lower unit, fried impeller. I get a third impeller and another upper housing. This...
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    Allen bolt on lower unit

    Finally got to take my boat out. After waiting 3 months for the mechanic to put seals and water pump in my pre-Alpha lower unit, I find that my engine is overheating. It didn't overheat last year. I opened the thermostat housing and ran the engine briefly. The water inlet from the pump...
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    Gimbal bearing sizes?

    I am doing an alignment on my Pre-alfa drive 165 mercruiser. I installed a new gimbal bearing, and I'm trying to do alignment with a driveshaft. What I am finding is that the driveshaft won't go through the gimbal bearing. There is a perfect ring of grease around the shaft where it meets the...
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    Pre-Alpha bellhousing

    I am trying to replace the bellows on my pre-alpha outdrive. The book I have and all diagrams on the net I have found, do not look like my transom ring. All diagrams show a screw in pin, mine looks like it is pressed in and held by a phillips screw from the outlet end of the bellhousing. Do I...
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    Jrude tree?

    I'd let it grow a little longer. The cowling and lower unit haven't formed yet.
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    trailer set-up

    I have an unidentifyable trailer. It has 6 sets of keel rollers along with 4 bunks. The roller set consists of a grooved roller with a flat roller on each side. What I want to do is replace all the roller sets with one grooved roller and put side guide bunks on. Does the majority of the...
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