Engine alignment

[meesh]

1980 Mercruiser 350/260. Alignment bars goes in easily at top 90/180/270 degrees. Pushes in with one finger and turns easily with two fingers. Everything back there is new. My only concern is that at 270 it has a little more resistance than the other three sides, but still goes in with one finger and turns with two. Am I being too fussy considering that the mounts will allow some minor movemnet? Just want to be sure so my new coupler will last.

Thanks!

 

[ziggy]

Re: Engine alignment

that's exactly the way mine was fall of 07.
ran it all year w/o issue. est. around a hundred hours
this fall i only checked it where it fell off at... alignment bar went in nice and smooth...

i don't turn my alignment bar. i put spline grease on it and withdraw it and look at the spline pattern. looking for consistence in thickness of the grease all around..

 

[Bondo]

Re: Engine alignment

Am I being too fussy

Ayuh,..... It sounds like it to Me.....

Grease it like Ziggy says,+ read the Tracks for fine tuning....

 

[meesh]

Re: Engine alignment

Thanks guys! Cant help it, I'm a perfectionist.

 

[Gary H NC]

Re: Engine alignment

Thanks guys! Cant help it, I'm a perfectionist.

When it comes to engine alignment thats a good thing..

 

[Steven K]

Re: Engine alignment

Are there any signs of an engine needing alignment? It has been several years since it has been done on my boat. This year it developed a noise that I thought might be the gimbal bearing, but now I am curious.

 

[ziggy]

Re: Engine alignment

steve, sounds like you need to start yourself your own thread with the problems your having with your particular kind of drive... you've come to a great place to get help and info at.... read this and post away man.
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=220416

but now I am curious.

that's good. from your short discription, it sounds like you should be.... whatever drive you have...