Testing Mercruiser lower-end for a sale ? ?

[Baylinercapri1987]

I got this '87ish mercruiser lower end, came off a upper that had meshed up gears and locked up. Took the lower end off it, it seems to go into gear and turn the prop spline when I rotate the upper shaft. I was turning the shift gear key, it seemed to go through the gears. Whats a good way to test this drive for a sale? Friend sold the boat it was off, 1987 searay 4.3 V6 Alpha one gen one.

Thanks!

 

[Bondo]

Re: Testing Mercruiser lower-end for a sale ? ?

Whats a good way to test this drive for a sale on ebay?

Ayuh,...

Advertise it as a "Rebuildable Core",.... cause that's All it is...

All the Grounded up Metal from the trashed upper gears is now down in those lower gears,+ bearings....

 

[Baylinercapri1987]

Re: Testing Mercruiser lower-end for a sale ? ?

Cool, do you think I can say goes through gears, might be usable if cleaned?

 

[Baylinercapri1987]

Re: Testing Mercruiser lower-end for a sale ? ?

Alright.... Whats it worth? And the blown upper?

 

[Don S]

Re: Testing Mercruiser lower-end for a sale ? ?

If the upper lost it's gears, the lower gears are probably gone too. With the corrosion on the housing,What you have there is scrap aluminum.
You can buy brand new SEI lowers for less than you can buy gears and bearings and the special tools to rebuild that one.

 

[Baylinercapri1987]

Re: Testing Mercruiser lower-end for a sale ? ?

That's not corrosion, its dirt from sitting in the yard! Turned the shifter again, and it has F/N/R, and the oil looks good. I think this thing would run, don't really see why it would not with a good flush???

 

[Don S]

Re: Testing Mercruiser lower-end for a sale ? ?

I think this thing would run

It will, for a few minutes anyway.

That's not corrosion, its dirt from sitting in the yard!

I seen the picture before you removed it, it was corrosion. I've seen to many of them. I do know the difference.

Get what you can, but you are unloading junk.

 

[Baylinercapri1987]

Re: Testing Mercruiser lower-end for a sale ? ?

It looks good to me, thanks for the help!