Alignment tool borrow

ddttm

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I am installing a brand new 3.0 mercruiser in my 2000 Sea Ray 180. Anyone in north east Ohio have an alignment tool I could borrow?

Thanks,

DDTTM
 

Don S

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Re: Alignment tool borrow

You need to buy your own. That is not going to be a tool that you will only need one time, it's one of those you use every year. You don't need an OEM tool, there are plenty of aftermarket bars that work just as well for less than $40. Just look on ebay.
 

Bondo

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Re: Alignment tool borrow

I am installing a brand new 3.0 mercruiser in my 2000 Sea Ray 180. Anyone in north east Ohio have an alignment tool I could borrow?

Thanks,

DDTTM

Ayuh,.... You can borrow mine for a $100. deposit....

picked up at my toolbox,....
 

HT32BSX115

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Re: Alignment tool borrow

Ayuh,.... You can borrow mine for a $100. deposit....

picked up at my toolbox,....

I made mine on my neighbors lathe!

So you can borrow mine for the same price. In fact, you can keep it!

I'll just make another one!!
 

MarkSee

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Re: Dimensions for alignment tool

Re: Dimensions for alignment tool

The drawing with dimensions exists in this site:

Go to the: Sticky | adults only | #9 engine alignment how to

Mark
 

nickande

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Re: Alignment tool borrow

Thanks for the quick reply!!

Additional question on motor mounts bolt assembly.... I just had my '95 3.0 rebuilt and install last week. I blew the coupler at the end of our week long vacation. Suspect alignment issue. What I questioning is if I have put the bolts/washers back on correctly. I looked at the bolt and used the different shades of where on the bolt to figure out what I thought was correct. However, since I have blown the coupler, I suspect maybe that was the issue.

This is how I have put the bolt assembly together starting from the top of the bolt and working down:
aluminum washer (about 1/2" thick)
aluminum flat washer (about 1/8" thick)
fiber washer
double coiled lock washer
Engine bell housing
Gimbal/Transom mount
aluminum nut

Is this correct or did I inadvertently miss-align my motor by assembling incorrectly (and blow my coupler)? (I didn't change the front mount at all, so I didn't think I needed to to realign anything).

Looking from the rear (without using an alignment tool) it looks like the rear of the engine should be up a bit (or the front dropped).


Here's a picture from the top:Motor mount bolt.jpg
 

Don S

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Re: Alignment tool borrow

You need to start a new thread of your own with questions nick, not hijack someone elses thread with something completely different
Your mount bolt is all wrong.
 
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