xeke123
Cadet
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- Jan 31, 2015
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Mercruiser 888, MC1 Sterndrive
All was going well today... Replaced the gimbal bearing, all bellows and shift cable today and when attaching the sterndrive, got stuck... From what I have found on this site, seems I got grease on the drive shaft o-rings (most likely spline grease from trying to get the ujoints and shaft situated multiple times) and am stuck at the 1 inch to go mark in getting the sterndrive back on. Prior to sliding in the drive, I did check alignment with alignment tool, made sure the shift lever is in forward and adjusted the prop. Got the the one inch to go mark.. and... well... you know how the story goes... I even attempted to use the size 12 merc-kick tool to no avail.
In attempting to remove the sterndrive, I did as suggested by first raising the engine and allowing it to "drop" in an attempt to set it free, but again, to no avail. Tried placing a soft 2x4 under the lifted unit, but no luck getting it to release.
Any other suggestions?
All was going well today... Replaced the gimbal bearing, all bellows and shift cable today and when attaching the sterndrive, got stuck... From what I have found on this site, seems I got grease on the drive shaft o-rings (most likely spline grease from trying to get the ujoints and shaft situated multiple times) and am stuck at the 1 inch to go mark in getting the sterndrive back on. Prior to sliding in the drive, I did check alignment with alignment tool, made sure the shift lever is in forward and adjusted the prop. Got the the one inch to go mark.. and... well... you know how the story goes... I even attempted to use the size 12 merc-kick tool to no avail.
In attempting to remove the sterndrive, I did as suggested by first raising the engine and allowing it to "drop" in an attempt to set it free, but again, to no avail. Tried placing a soft 2x4 under the lifted unit, but no luck getting it to release.
Any other suggestions?