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  1. harringtondav

    ...whatever floats your boat...

    Transcendental flotation. I'd bet Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh is on the big boat.
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    DIY: Home appliance repair. Shotgun approach to diagnostics and repair.

    Recently our clothes washer started a chattering squeak during the spin/rinse cycles. Not good. Something will eventually fail. Pull the front panel, jack up the front with a short 2x4 and observe. Agitation cycle, motor runs CCW. Quiet. Rinse/spin, motor CW. Squeaky noise. Three pulleys...
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    That was embarassing - glad no one was watching.

    ...so I'll share it with everyone. Taking the 'ol Durango to gas up. The low fuel lamp flickered once, but went off. Five gallons left. Halfway to the station, surge, sput, die. No start. Wife came with the Cherokee and pulled be home with a tow strap. No codes on the Actron scanner Head...
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    Loctite/Henkel rocks

    I tried to update my original thread, but my 'Activity' is suffering the same issue as messages. Recap: I discovered my press fit upper drive shaft became non-press fit - twice. My plan and hopeful fix: I installed a pressure gage on my press. I purchased a new upper drive shaft. I contacted...
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    New to me 3.8L OMC w/Stringer 800 - What should I check/replace before launch?

    As I recall the Stringer's tilt is driven by an electric motor that powers a worm gear drive on the port side of the outdrive. If there are worn parts in the worm gearbox, they could cause binding. A quick diagnostic check would be removing the tilt motor from the inside of the transom and see...
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    Stern drive question

    That seal carrier can be a bear. A grizzly bear with time. I fabed a slide hammer puller from two lengths of 1/4" aluminum rod per the pic. I use my bearing retainer removal tool as the slide hammer, and the hose clamp to keep the rod's hooks in the seal retainer holes. With effort I've...
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    Best blade to cut fiberglass?

    These are inexpensive, and work well making a clean cut in fiberglass. I used it to core a hole in my pal's deck for a powered anchor chain windlass. I started from the fiberglass side for a perfect circle cut with no break out splinters. Mine is missing it's pilot drill. It chucks up in a 1/2"...
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    Troublesome problem

    One year ago I was reassembling my Alpha II after a seal job and noticed the upper drive shaft was loose in the pinion. It's supposed to be a press fit. I cleaned the joint with acetone and applied green 609 cylindrical part retaining Loctite and crossed my fingers. Reassembling again this...
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    Get 'em hooked while they're young

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    Hooray! First day of Spring....now I can start thinking about boating

    ....gonna be a while.
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    Another boating expense...probably

    I built a 60' marine rail boat lift eight years ago when we got our Miss River place S of Dubuque IA. I pull the last 40' of the rail out in the fall. The first 20' of shore structure sets high and dry....under normal conditions. Well, this year isn't normal. The river was sill iced over when...
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    eTorque Mild Hybrid Trucks and SUVs

    Contemplating my next towing vehicle after my 21 yr old Durango dies. I see FCA and Ford are using a "mild hybrid" electric motor/generator to give a the engine a torque boost at the first 1500-2000 rpm of acceleration. These motors also provide regenerative dynamic engine braking at...
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    For you naval history buffs...

    Spanish American War battleship plan. 1898 As near as I can count: 2x 12" Turret "rifles" 4x 6" redoubt rifles 2x 6" deck rifles 14 "PDR" (?) guns 2x rapid fire guns Apparently Commodore Dewey, with this sort of ship, made short work of Spanish at Matanzas, Philippines.
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    Replacement snap rings for Merc U joints?

    Here they are.
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    Replacement snap rings for Merc U joints?

    R&R-ing my gear yoke. The snap rings put up quite a fight. Anyone know where these can be purchased. I can blacksmith them back into shape, but I'd rather use new. Thanks ....oops, can't attach a pic. They are bent open.
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    Steering play?

    I'm assuming you have steering cable operated power steering. I'd also assume you removed it to do your steering shaft replacement. The coupling nut and torque procedure is shown below. The nut must be tight. Besides being dangerous, a loose coupling can introduce lost motion - slop in the the...
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    New (to me) U joint disassembly trick

    ...like doing a R&R on rear engine mounts. This is the install. I found a bearing driver adapter that worked on top. For the press-out I used a socket that just passed through the top, and one large enough to swallow the mount as the receiver.
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    New (to me) U joint disassembly trick

    With my HF press shown below. And yea, I've tumbled the needles, and broken the caps. ...part of learning. Mostly learning the feel of the hyd. jack handle, and when things aren't going right.
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    New (to me) U joint disassembly trick

    Changing out my gear yoke I got stuck, literally, right away. I was trying to push out the second cap, but it kept cocking and hanging up in the yoke. After too many tries I did what I always do when frustrated. I went upstairs and pondered the problem over a beer. "I need some sort of...
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    I thought I've been seeing a trend away from I/Os to O/Bs....

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