Hi guys, lurker and new to posting, great site! Name is fil, living in Austin now, had my 22 ft cuddy all over the country and love it!
Specimen: 86 5.7 ltr Mercruiser Alpha One gen 1. O/D S/N oa664624.
Scenario: New Sterndrive Engineering Lower unit replaced after low level lake claimed my old one.
New to boat repair, but not to mechanics. Built my share of chops, bobs, and all around fast machines. Entire unit has one season on new everything (gimbal, ujoints, bellows, etc done by boat mechanic then stored for a few years). Doing my own repairs from now on. Brand new unit went on easy enough, but have some issues.
1). Gear oil out of the weep over night. Ensured the o-ring between halves is in place. I'm suspect of the 2 seals in the upper drive shaft (?), so would like to replace them. Other ideas there? No way to do it without removing the upper unit?
2) Shift shaft: feels and sounds sloppy. Also a drop of oil there on the nut below it. Suspect shift shaft bushing. Shifts fine, but again, sloppy and noisy. Any other ideas there? Again, best to remove the upper right?
Bought the Clymer manual, good general info, not specific enough in some areas. Any suggestions, necessary tools, and advice would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks and happy boating!!
fil
Specimen: 86 5.7 ltr Mercruiser Alpha One gen 1. O/D S/N oa664624.
Scenario: New Sterndrive Engineering Lower unit replaced after low level lake claimed my old one.
New to boat repair, but not to mechanics. Built my share of chops, bobs, and all around fast machines. Entire unit has one season on new everything (gimbal, ujoints, bellows, etc done by boat mechanic then stored for a few years). Doing my own repairs from now on. Brand new unit went on easy enough, but have some issues.
1). Gear oil out of the weep over night. Ensured the o-ring between halves is in place. I'm suspect of the 2 seals in the upper drive shaft (?), so would like to replace them. Other ideas there? No way to do it without removing the upper unit?
2) Shift shaft: feels and sounds sloppy. Also a drop of oil there on the nut below it. Suspect shift shaft bushing. Shifts fine, but again, sloppy and noisy. Any other ideas there? Again, best to remove the upper right?
Bought the Clymer manual, good general info, not specific enough in some areas. Any suggestions, necessary tools, and advice would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks and happy boating!!
fil
