SternDrive Repair work Do It Yourself?

[krazymatt]

I am going to have to get into my sterndrive to fix a leak. I refuse to pay my local shop 800 bucks to get it re-sealed. I am very mechanically inclined, I have a decent shop and I plan to get a shop-repair manual, and have at it. Now what tools will I need to purchase?
And what the heck is the bellows? Thanks

 

[tommays]

Re: SternDrive Repair work Do It Yourself?

Service manual

http://www.boatfix.com/merc/Servmanl/14/14notice.pdf

I am lucky we have a merc drive night school with a 44 hour course on the alpha drive

Your gonna need a LOT more than 800 dollars in tools to reseal a drive correctly and the big problem is its a service manual not a training manual

Big torque wrench, tiny dial torque wrench to set rolling torque

Tommays

 

[krazymatt]

Re: SternDrive Repair work Do It Yourself?

Thanks, I guess I'll be re-thinking that one huh?