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    Mercruiser outdrive failure & replacement

    I believe gear oil is checked/topped off every year when winterized, but will check on that. This is on a 2006 Sea Ray, so "only" 16 yrs new ;-) Sounds like we definitely need to align the engine (or have it done), any thoughts on if the average mechanic could accomplish this easily enough? I...
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    Mercruiser outdrive failure & replacement

    Apologies, still trying to learn all this (and intended to add the outdrive details to the original post). You're correct, it is a Alpha, Gen 2, 1.62 gear ratio (if that matters) Motor is a Mercruiser 5.0L, 220hp (let me know if further details on that are helpful), and it's all attached to a...
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    Mercruiser outdrive failure & replacement

    Looking for some knowledge and expertise here about an outdrive failure and if something specific may have caused it. Last year, at a reasonable cruising speed, we suffered complete failure of the outdrive. Within a few seconds, it got very loud, the engine died and wouldn't restart. Upon...
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