Local places to buy alignment tool?

[Dante04SRT]

Do local marine places usually carry alignment tools for the engine/outdrive?

 

[HT32BSX115]

Re: Local places to buy alignment tool?

Sometimes they do but it will probably not be cheap.

I went to a local steel supplier and bought a piece of 1.375" steel rod and made one one a lathe.

It'll be cheaper to just buy one I suppose....... If you went to a machine shop, it might be more depending on what they would charge you to make one.

It took me about an hour to make mine on the neighbors lathe.


Cheers,

Rick

 

[Zackman]

Re: Local places to buy alignment tool?

Here are the dimensions for recent mercruiser drives

 

[Gary H NC]

Re: Local places to buy alignment tool?

A dealer would want at least 100 bucks for one.
Ebay! usually 40 bucks or so...

 

[Reel Poor]

Re: Local places to buy alignment tool?

Your local NAPA can also get one for you.

 

[thunderroad]

Re: Local places to buy alignment tool?

I bought a Sierra one from the local O'Reilly's. Ordered it about noon on a Friday and got it Sat. at 8am. Was more expensive than ebay, but I had an experienced boat mechanic offer, on the spur of the moment, to help me on that particular Saturday so it was well worth the difference.

 

[Don S]

Re: Local places to buy alignment tool?

Do local marine places usually carry alignment tools for the engine/outdrive?

Why don't you call them and ask?

 

[Reel Poor]

Re: Local places to buy alignment tool?

Originally Posted by Dante04SRT
Do local marine places usually carry alignment tools for the engine/outdrive?

Why don't you call them and ask?

aahhhhhh the power of the internet for getting answers to unknown questions.