upper housing question

[dshelly]

i pulled my lower on my alpha and now i have a copper tube hanging loose on the upper from where the shift shaft goes, is this normal

 

[Bt Doctur]

Re: upper housing question

define that a little better.<br /> the copper tube goes between the units ,dosent hang loose.goes between the water pocket cover and the water pump .

 

[muc]

Re: upper housing question

You have a water tube that is copper and has a thin wall that bt Doctur is talking about.<br />There is also a copper colored shift shaft-INTERMEDIATE that has a "foot" at the top of it. Put a dab of grease on the top of the foot and push it into the "shoe", that will help it stay in place when you put the lower back up to the upper.<br />Good luck muc<br />hope that helps muc

 

[Don S]

Re: upper housing question

The copper tube goes from the water pump to the plastic fitting in the upper <br /><br />

<br /><br />I think what you are calling the shift shaft is actually the vertical drive shaft which is only an inch or so in front of the tube. The shift shaft is right in the front of the drive.<br /><br />

 

[dshelly]

Re: upper housing question

the tube i am talking about is hanging from the bottom of the upper but moves side to side and up and down right where the shift shaft will go when i reinstall

 

[Don S]

Re: upper housing question

You mean this?<br /><br />

<br /><br />If so, that is normal.<br />Here is a link to the online manual. It will save you from putting things together wrong.<br /><br /> http://www.boatfix.com/merc/Servmanl/6/6covr3.pdf <br /><br />Also assuming this is not an Alpha I Gen II drive.

 

[dshelly]

Re: upper housing question

no don this tube is hanging from the bottom of the upper which is still mounted on boat.it looks as if it will get in the way of the lower when i go to mate them.but it may go up into the upper far enough when i put them together

 

[Bt Doctur]

Re: upper housing question

If its the size of 1/2 inch copper pipe ,it goes between the water pump and the inlet pocket cover.

 

[Don S]

Re: upper housing question

If it's nothing described so far, it's time for you to take a picture of it and post it. It may be something that isn't supposed to be in there.

 

[dshelly]

Re: upper housing question

don i just took a flashlite and looked at it close. it looks as if the tube that the shift shaft goes into came loose from the upper housing.this inside this tube it has teeth that will match up with the shift shaft. the problem is i can move it all around, but it will not come out.

 

[Bt Doctur]

Re: upper housing question

I must say Don ,that posting pics like those are a real help to some of the posters who dont have manuals yet to describe the "hanging parts".<br />Keep up the good work(pics).<br />Ed

 

[Bt Doctur]

Re: upper housing question

If its item "A" in Dons pic, its not supposed to come out of the upper.

 

[dshelly]

Re: upper housing question

i have a manual but it shows nothing of this part. i assume i have a problem, maybe when i removed the lower.

 

[Bt Doctur]

Re: upper housing question

drop an email here with a number to call<br />EJDSR251@aol.com

 

[Don S]

Re: upper housing question

It still sounds like you are describing the shift shaft in the picture below.<br />

<br />It is held in by a cotter pin aft the shift shaft is put through the hole in the upper housing. When the upper is mated to the lower, you have to make sure it gets on the lower shift shaft properly, or you won't be able to shift the drive.<br />Since you have the manual, look at page 3A-24 and 3A-33. It shows how to install the shaft.

 

[sillybilly]

Re: upper housing question

great forum i have just got into water sports and have a 87 searay bowrider motor is 3.0LTR 4CYL<br />mercruiser stern drive. have the motor out and not sure what position the flywheel should be in. After first remount test drive saw all six bolts shear off the flywheel is tension on bolts important and which position does the flywheel sit in please help..........

 

[Bondo]

Re: upper housing question

Originally posted by saltshaker:<br /> great forum i have just got into water sports and have a 87 searay bowrider motor is 3.0LTR 4CYL<br />mercruiser stern drive. have the motor out and not sure what position the flywheel should be in. After first remount test drive saw all six bolts shear off the flywheel is tension on bolts important and which position does the flywheel sit in please help..........

Hi saltshaker,+ Welcome to the forums here at iboats......<br /><br />While We'll get to Helping You with Your Issues,........You've got to Go About It alittle Differently............ <br /><br />Nobody is going to Find this, down here on dshelly's thread,......<br />This is called "Hyjacking" a thread........<br /><br />What You've got to do is,...... <br />Down at the Bottom of the pages here, at the lower left corner is a Buttom that says, "Post New Topic",........ Click on it........<br />That's where you can copy this post to,....That Way,.....<br />You'll have Your Own Topic line in the I/O forum......<br />And,... It appears you have a Very Unique Problem,..... It should draw Alot of comments......<br /><br />Get a Thread Started,+ I'll be over with whatever Info I can dig up in the mean time..........