ok, its been about 8 years since I had a mercuiser, I did not miss them 1 bit, the ones I worked on were gen 1's. I just bought a 97 sea ray w/4.3ltr alpha set up, the more i look @ it the more I think the boat was submerged, at least partially.
the p.o bought the boat this past winter & did some work, the owner b4 him replaced the motor & some pther parts.
I need to replace some parts since the P.O did a **** poor job of it & abandoned the project midstream, i do not know exactly what he did & anything he did do, i need to go over since he clearly is not capable of doing it right. ok, let me start:
1) the shift cable needs replacing, i have the old 1 out & a snake run up to where it should go so inside the gimbal assy in the hole of the shift cable, there is a little black bushing, i have a new one but it seems that it is installed from the inside, how the heck do I get the new one in w/out pulling the motor?
can i install it from the outside in?
2) the P.O, replaced the gimbal beariing & he gave me some instructions saying it is a permalube bearing & I should replace the grease fitting w/an allen screw. is there any way to tell if it is a permalude bearing w/out pulling it back out? also is there a right & wrong way to install this bearing? I know the gen 1's had 2 holes to line up with the grease fitting ports.
3) the trimpump fluid is all milky, looks like it took on water, how should I best clean this out? do I have to remove the pump assy? can I disconnect the lines & shoot brake clean through them?
on the port side of the gimbal, there is a tiny hose that runs down & sticks out about 3" with a white fitting on the end. I trace it up & it looks like it runs to the dash assy. is it possibly an built in internal speedometer?
I found the shift boot broken( NATURALY) & all dry rotted, it is my belief that this boat was under water at least partialy, this is why the motor was replaced.
the u joints have no fitting on them, the fitting hole in the center flat area of the ujoint has a plug. can these be greased?
they have no play in them but they are both very loose, the assy flops back & forth, again, no play just sloppy.
lastly what is the deal with the ujont bellow? this is a different design from what I remember on the gen 1's. the metal ring that goes on over the bellow inside the housing. not what I remember.
for all intense purposes, I guess you can
say i am rebuilding the gimbal assy or tuning it up.
any help is appreciated.
the p.o bought the boat this past winter & did some work, the owner b4 him replaced the motor & some pther parts.
I need to replace some parts since the P.O did a **** poor job of it & abandoned the project midstream, i do not know exactly what he did & anything he did do, i need to go over since he clearly is not capable of doing it right. ok, let me start:
1) the shift cable needs replacing, i have the old 1 out & a snake run up to where it should go so inside the gimbal assy in the hole of the shift cable, there is a little black bushing, i have a new one but it seems that it is installed from the inside, how the heck do I get the new one in w/out pulling the motor?
can i install it from the outside in?
2) the P.O, replaced the gimbal beariing & he gave me some instructions saying it is a permalube bearing & I should replace the grease fitting w/an allen screw. is there any way to tell if it is a permalude bearing w/out pulling it back out? also is there a right & wrong way to install this bearing? I know the gen 1's had 2 holes to line up with the grease fitting ports.
3) the trimpump fluid is all milky, looks like it took on water, how should I best clean this out? do I have to remove the pump assy? can I disconnect the lines & shoot brake clean through them?
on the port side of the gimbal, there is a tiny hose that runs down & sticks out about 3" with a white fitting on the end. I trace it up & it looks like it runs to the dash assy. is it possibly an built in internal speedometer?
I found the shift boot broken( NATURALY) & all dry rotted, it is my belief that this boat was under water at least partialy, this is why the motor was replaced.
the u joints have no fitting on them, the fitting hole in the center flat area of the ujoint has a plug. can these be greased?
they have no play in them but they are both very loose, the assy flops back & forth, again, no play just sloppy.
lastly what is the deal with the ujont bellow? this is a different design from what I remember on the gen 1's. the metal ring that goes on over the bellow inside the housing. not what I remember.
for all intense purposes, I guess you can
say i am rebuilding the gimbal assy or tuning it up.
any help is appreciated.
