Towed In

john1228

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ok so a couple years ago i got this idea to take the 350 out of my cuddy cabin that was rotted out and put it in a 1990 stingray that had a blown v6 in it. i changed over the outdrive and everything. well i have been working on it off and on for the past couple of years and finally got it in the water yesterday. well everything was going great until the engine revved sky high and i lost forward and reverse. my one buddy that was with me at the time thinks the gimbal bearing went but i dont think that it would cause me to lose forward and reverse. if i put it in forward and try to turn the prop it holds like it should and the same with reverse. anybody got any ideas?
 

Fordiesel69

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Re: Towed In

Shift manually and spin the prop SHAFT. Not the whole prop, it may have spun the hub.

Pull the drive next and inspect the coupler.

Its either the drive, the coupler, or the shift cable.
 

john1228

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Re: Towed In

well i pulled the outdrive and discovered that the gimbal bearing is shot and that the flywheel coupler is completely destroyed. my question is do i have to pull the motor to change the coupler or can i do it in the boat?
 

Fordiesel69

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Re: Towed In

Obviously not!!!!!

The lack of alignment caused the bearing & coupler to fail.

To align, you purchased or have a local machine shop make the aligment dowel (rod). After installing a new coupler and bearing, you simple insert it into where the shaft fits. Then adjust the engine mounts so it slides in and out perfectly smooth with no binding.

Download the manual for your drive package and there are detailed instructions.

This step CANNOT in any way be left out or you will be replacing it all over again.
 

CV16

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Re: Towed In

Yup, have to align the engine!!! Close enough is not good enough. If it's not right, you'll keep replaceing the same thing. Been there done that!
 
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