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I am hoping someone can help me. I have a 1979 288 Mercruiser and I'm having trouble with the trim tilt. The trim goes down when underway. At first it was stuck at the top and would not go down at all... so I opened the hoses on the trim cylinders and let some pressure out... and now it moves...
I am hoping someone can help me. I have a Mercruiser 1 Drive 1979 model and I am replacing the seals in the upper housing. I have removed the driven gear bearings from the uni-joint shaft. My question is, should the Bearing Pack be pressed on so tight that I cannot move it by hand? If so, can...