Feb 6th, 2009 01:11 PM |
Big McLargehuge |
How to Remove Your Mercruiser Alpha One Sterndrive
Removing your drive is not as hard as you might think. The sterndrive should be removed for service every season.
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[edit] Steps
- Read your owners manual. Give some thought as to what you're going to do once you have the drive removed. Rather than lay it down, a good suggestion is to prepare a place for it, especially if it is to remain off the boat for the layup season. Two 2 by 4,s by about 30 inches long etc. extending about 15 inches and clamped or otherwise secured to a good heavy table works really well. The drive can be placed with the horizontal fin that is above the prop sitting on the 2 by 4's. This places the drive in a normal upright position, good for servicing or whatever.
- Trim the drive up so you can locate and disconnect the speedometer hose at the plastic fitting.
- Trim the drive all the way down.
- Place the shifter into forward gear (standard rotation drives)(reverse for LH drive)
- Turn off your battery switch or disconnect the negative battery cable from the battery.
- Remove the propeller.
- Remove the trim cylinder plastic end caps if equipped.
- Remove both trim cylinders. Alpha One units use locknuts and Alpha Gen II units use clips. You can leave the hydraulic hoses attached.
- Let the trim cylinders hang out of the way or better yet,tie them up to a transom eye, etc. to avoid stressing and damaging the hoses.
- Have a friend assist from this point because the drive is heavy and you will need help supporting the unit once it comes loose from the bell housing.
- Use a 5/8 socket on a long extension and remove all six lock nuts.
- Gently lift and drop the tail of the drive a little to help break the drive free from the bell housing gasket.
- The drive should slide back and off the boat.
- USE CARE! The drive is heavy and will want to fall once it's loose. Have your friend assist with the weight (about 95 pounds).
- Once the drive is removed you can inspect the gimbal bearing, u-joint bellows, shift cable, u-joints and engine alignment.
- Installation is the opposite of removal but you need to make sure to install a new gasket, o-rings and grease.
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