After replacing the engine due to overheat I am now at the stage of aligning the engine to the transom.
The mounts were 19 years old so I replaced them with new ones but now I need to align the engine to the transom.
This is not the typical alignment as the shaft is already installed going from the flywheel through a seal, 2 bearings and a rear seal all within the bell housing which pokes out through the transom and is where the UJ attaches. This is the standard Volvo Penta bell housing and 290 transom shield and Duoprop leg.
The engine is a standard GM 5 litre v8.
After getting the engine in, the Seloc manual talks about measuring between the bell housing and the transom shield but this is very inaccurate and prone to error due to the shape of the rear bell housing and restricted access.
There are only 2 engine mounts, and the rear of the engine is resting with 2 large rubber rings on the transom shield. On the stern there are 6 bolts which go through a large aluminium ring which clamps the rings and bolts into the bell housing.
If anyone can shed some light on vertical and horizontal alignment, I would be most grateful.
Many thanks
Markdj
The mounts were 19 years old so I replaced them with new ones but now I need to align the engine to the transom.
This is not the typical alignment as the shaft is already installed going from the flywheel through a seal, 2 bearings and a rear seal all within the bell housing which pokes out through the transom and is where the UJ attaches. This is the standard Volvo Penta bell housing and 290 transom shield and Duoprop leg.
The engine is a standard GM 5 litre v8.
After getting the engine in, the Seloc manual talks about measuring between the bell housing and the transom shield but this is very inaccurate and prone to error due to the shape of the rear bell housing and restricted access.
There are only 2 engine mounts, and the rear of the engine is resting with 2 large rubber rings on the transom shield. On the stern there are 6 bolts which go through a large aluminium ring which clamps the rings and bolts into the bell housing.
If anyone can shed some light on vertical and horizontal alignment, I would be most grateful.
Many thanks
Markdj
