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    Trim Cylinder End Cap Removal

    Does anyone have any experience with removing the end cap out of the trim cylinder of an Alpha I Gen II drive without having to use Merc's special spanner wrench? So far, one mechanic told me to heat up the cylinder by the cap to expand it but I haven't tried that yet. I did try using a large...
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    Which Lube for Mercruiser?

    I'm rebuilding the trim cylinders on my Alpha I (Gen II) sterndrive and the manual warns me to use only 2-4-C Marine lube w/Teflon on the End Cap to keep good electrical continuity between it and the cylinder so as not to cause a corrosive problem. I have plenty of Bel ray waterproof Marine...
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    Alpha I tilt won't go down fully, but it goes up

    I have a 1994 Chaparrall w/ 4.3L Mercruiser Alpha I (Gen II) sterndrive. The trim oil resevoir has the small hole in the cap. I started having a problem with the drive going down only about 7/8 of the way (when first starting boat) and it got progressively worse to where it only went down about...
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