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  1. IanFS

    Drive shaft UJ gear assembly pre load question

    Hi Guys Alpha one gen one 1988 sterndrive serial OC 345870. I'm re assembling the the U Joint assembly to put back into the upper housing. I now require to tighten the lock nut at the end of the U joint assembly to attain the required pre load of between 6 - 10 in lbs. I've followed the...
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    Alpha 1 Gen 1 Impeller pump seals

    1988 Alpha 1 Gen 1. Apart from a few other things I am rebuilding the impeller pump upper and lower housings. The kit was delivered in a clear bag with no instructions. The manuals talk about a Centrifugal Slinger, which is in the kit, but it appears to just dit on top of the upper impeller...
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    Exhaust Elbow Inlet hose connectors........Help!

    Engine 4.3 V6 1988 Alpha 1 Gen 1 Hi all I've just bought HGE exhaust manifold kit for the above. The kit came with gaskets, bolts, small brass drain plugs, pipe plugs for manifolds and elbows and silly plastic drain pipes with blue drain screw. However they didn't come with the Inlet hose...
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    Merc Shift Cable Tool

    Re: Merc Shift Cable Tool This forum has been extremely helpful to me, so if I can pay them back with some of my experience, so be it..:) If this is any help its basically a 9/16 socket (I think, really sorry can't remember without looking but it's whatever the nut size is) welded to a strong...
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    Clevis Pin seized

    Having had a leaking bell housing shift seal which rotted the bottom of the extrusion on which the drive bellows sit, I found a specialist welder who managed to do the job without removing the transom shield/gimbal housing. Whats this to do with a Clevis pin? Well I thought having spent so...
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    Quicksilver Perfect Seal, 101 grease and spline grease?

    I'm not entirely sure if this is the right place for this but I 've checked out the other forums and my questions is about Quicksiler products. Quicksiler Perfect Seal, 101 grease and Spline Grease are all difficult to get in the UK. 2-4-C is readily available so could it be used instead of...
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    Trim Position Sender wires??

    Hi again Searay Seville 18 1988 Mercruiser 4.3L V6 2BBL OC 345870 Alpha 1 Gen 1 OC 374204 I was about to pull my engine when a local precision welder took on the job of welding my Gimbal Housing whilst in situ. He did a good job too. My problem is that I've lost the sheet I wrote/drew on...
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    Upper drive shimming?

    Hi I've split my stern drive and had to take a look at the gears because of water in the bellows. All looks ok but the Clymer manual says that if the Drive Gear assembly has been removed and the drive lid has been removed, when re assembling both need to be checked with shimming tools. I can...
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    Alpah 1 Gen 1 lower housing question...

    Hi all I hope this finds you all well. :) I had some gear oil leaking from the drain hole of my Alpha 1 Gen 1 Stern Drive, shift seal I first thought. I split casings and noticed it was from the other suspect, the lower pump housing, so I pulled it out to replace. The oil was clear, so it...
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    Which manifolds???

    Hi This may or may not be appropriate here, however I'm not asking for anyone to disrespect a manufacturer, only to give honest opinions of their findings, if they have any. I have to change the manifolds and elbows on my Mercruiser 4.3L V6, which in the UK is no cheap exercise. There are...
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