Search results

  1. P

    Best way to flush an Alpha I Gen II leg?

    HI, I had a seal go on my Alpha 1 Gen II leg letting a small amount of water enter the gearbox. Fortunately I caught this early. I found the compromised seal and replaced it/ pressure tested etc... Now I'm having a devil of a time getting the last of the water-contaminated drive oil out of the...
  2. P

    Brand New Merc 3.0 Riser Arrived With Rough Finish, Are they all like this now?

    HI, Time to do risers and manifolds on my 3.0L Mercruiser. I bought OEM kits for both the manifold and the riser. They arrived Friday afternoon. Upon unpacking the brand new factory OEM riser elbow the outer surface finish on the riser elbow is VERY rough. A coarse sand-like texture left from...
  3. P

    Gimbal Bearing U-Joint Bellows Replace: First Timer; Advice Requested

    I pulled my drive leg and found some signs of water intrusion into the U-joint bellows. No water entered the boat (sits on a mooring) and U-joints were not rusted, so the intrusion was minor, but enough to pooch the gimbal bearing. It looks like cooling water got in where the raw water port...
  4. P

    Merc 25 BigFoot Shift Disconnect Info; water pump lower unit removal

    I recently had to do a water pump on a Merc 25 Bigfoot 4 stroke outboard. It has an unusual shift disconnect to remove the lower unit. LOTS of people ask this question over and over: "How do I disconnect the shift linkage to remove the lower unit on a Mercury BigFoot 25 4 stroke?" I searched by...
View older results
Top