Hi. I’m new boater and hope that the iboats.com forum will help me. Yesterday me and mobile marine mechanic pulled engine out of the boat for flywheel replacement.So i did replaced a flywheel without issues.The marine mechanic was very poor qualified so i have a few questions.
1. Mechanic decided that the best option to remove engine is to unscrew front mounts lag bolts from the stringer instead of unbolting the mount top nuts and just leave engine mounts bolted to the stringer.I don’t think so that was right decision? Any opinions would be great.
2.When we installed engine back one of four lag bolts was over tightened and now it’s moving freely.Mechanic informed me that this is not a problem and just forget it. I’m very doubtful?
3.And last thing which is absolutely ridiculous! When i’ve asked a mechanic to bring his engine alignment tool and complete engine alignment after i’ve installed the engine back where it was he informed me that there absolutely no need to do engine alignment because the engine been installed exactly in the same place where it was. I think this is NONSENSE!!! Can anyone advise me on the above please?
Today i did ask him to come back and complete engine alignment and this is what he did reply by text message:
As i said yesterday that the gimbal bearing is aligned with the engine spines and if these are 1mm out the sterndrive would not fit back on and as you saw me fit the sterndrive with ease there cannot be any alignment issue. If you have doubts on the alignment which is perfectly fine as the drive slipped on easily i than can confirm that my alignment tool would slip in just the same as the drive did so fail to see how this will prove anything as the tool is the same size as the drive shaft which fitted easily.
Thanks for everyone who will find a bit of time for useful information on the above.
1. Mechanic decided that the best option to remove engine is to unscrew front mounts lag bolts from the stringer instead of unbolting the mount top nuts and just leave engine mounts bolted to the stringer.I don’t think so that was right decision? Any opinions would be great.
2.When we installed engine back one of four lag bolts was over tightened and now it’s moving freely.Mechanic informed me that this is not a problem and just forget it. I’m very doubtful?
3.And last thing which is absolutely ridiculous! When i’ve asked a mechanic to bring his engine alignment tool and complete engine alignment after i’ve installed the engine back where it was he informed me that there absolutely no need to do engine alignment because the engine been installed exactly in the same place where it was. I think this is NONSENSE!!! Can anyone advise me on the above please?
Today i did ask him to come back and complete engine alignment and this is what he did reply by text message:
As i said yesterday that the gimbal bearing is aligned with the engine spines and if these are 1mm out the sterndrive would not fit back on and as you saw me fit the sterndrive with ease there cannot be any alignment issue. If you have doubts on the alignment which is perfectly fine as the drive slipped on easily i than can confirm that my alignment tool would slip in just the same as the drive did so fail to see how this will prove anything as the tool is the same size as the drive shaft which fitted easily.
Thanks for everyone who will find a bit of time for useful information on the above.