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Petty Officer 2nd Class
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- Apr 5, 2009
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I'm new to this forum and I was hoping to get some input from one of members that has Mercruiser factory training and or professional experience. My question is I bought a boat with a 4.3 ? alpha 1 drive. After getting the boat home for further in depth preventative maintenance and needed repairs I found that the engines forward two mount (left side & right side) top nuts were 1 to 2 turns from being tight. My concern and question is do I need to pull the outdrive and check for alignment? Or is there some tolerances built in? FYI I'm a mechanic for a living (35 years) I just don't work on boats for my 40 hr week. I have owned outboards all my life, just never an IO. thank you