Re: question regarding grinding alpha
my question is could you replace this bearing alone with success?
yes, i did that. but i didn't have the tools to do the deed. took it to my local mercruser store and they did it. R&Red the top brg. in the cap only.
i mean how would you get an accurate rolling torque with an old bearing on the driven gear, oil seals in place and a new bearing on top
guess, i don't quite understand that question. when i replaced mine, yes, i did check the rolling torque. again with the help of my local mercruiser store. i didn't have a used drive shaft from a lower, but they did. modifiied with a nut welded onto it so you could drive it with a wrench. put the drive gear shaft in the upper, w/o the drive gear in place. torque the cap down and then drive the driven gear shaft with the modified lower drive shaft. use a dial indicator type in./lb. torque wrench to check rolling torque. which my dealer had and i didn't.
ya can see, i needed some special tools to do this which i didn't have. the mercrusier store did have hence going to them to do the deed in my case.
