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Mercruiser impeller replacing
After asking questions and getting answers from this NG, and buying a
manual and needed parts, I decided I was ready to tackle this "easy" job of replacing the impeller. This is the generation 2 unit and everything went smooth and just like all of the instructions said, UNTILL trying to mate the two halves together. I don't know how in the world one person can lift that heavy sucker and at the same time guide the drive shaft to mate where it is supposed to, and guide the water tubes and couplers to meet where they are supossed to, not to mention you can't even see the things to begin with. I tried and tried till the muscles between my shoulder blades separated and had to give up. If someone has designed a mechanical lift to do this, I sure would like to have the plans. You people that say you do this as part of a yearly routine, must have an easy way. HJJ |
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Bingo, made a "jig" out of wood that mates the jack to the lower. I don't
need no stinkin' help :-) Don "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... Try a floor jack and somebody to help guide. All the best, Tom -------------- "What the hell's the deal with this newsgroup... is there a computer terminal in the day room of some looney bin somewhere?" Bilgeman - circa 2004 |
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On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 18:26:27 -0500, "M-Tech"
wrote: Bingo, made a "jig" out of wood that mates the jack to the lower. I don't need no stinkin' help :-) YAY!!!! Later, Tom |
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No. York, PA actually.
Don wrote in message ... M-Tech, do you by any chance live in Austin, TX. Well, thanks anyway. HJJ |
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You get used to it :-) Helps a lot to find a helper though. About half the
time I take the whole out drive off. As one piece it's a lot heavier but there is not much to line up putting it back. wrote in message ... After asking questions and getting answers from this NG, and buying a manual and needed parts, I decided I was ready to tackle this "easy" job of replacing the impeller. This is the generation 2 unit and everything went smooth and just like all of the instructions said, UNTILL trying to mate the two halves together. I don't know how in the world one person can lift that heavy sucker and at the same time guide the drive shaft to mate where it is supposed to, and guide the water tubes and couplers to meet where they are supossed to, not to mention you can't even see the things to begin with. I tried and tried till the muscles between my shoulder blades separated and had to give up. If someone has designed a mechanical lift to do this, I sure would like to have the plans. You people that say you do this as part of a yearly routine, must have an easy way. HJJ |
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Yeah ... do the impeller same time as the u-joint lube etc ... when the
outdrive is off (only in my case it's have the marina guy do it) and in the fall when business is slow. The fall's also as good a time as well to change the outdrive gear lube (which will have to be done if the outdrive is split to do the impeller). Anyway ... 2 birds with one stone sort of thing. "JamesgangNC" wrote in message .net... You get used to it :-) Helps a lot to find a helper though. About half the time I take the whole out drive off. As one piece it's a lot heavier but there is not much to line up putting it back. wrote in message ... After asking questions and getting answers from this NG, and buying a manual and needed parts, I decided I was ready to tackle this "easy" job of replacing the impeller. This is the generation 2 unit and everything went smooth and just like all of the instructions said, UNTILL trying to mate the two halves together. I don't know how in the world one person can lift that heavy sucker and at the same time guide the drive shaft to mate where it is supposed to, and guide the water tubes and couplers to meet where they are supossed to, not to mention you can't even see the things to begin with. I tried and tried till the muscles between my shoulder blades separated and had to give up. If someone has designed a mechanical lift to do this, I sure would like to have the plans. You people that say you do this as part of a yearly routine, must have an easy way. HJJ |
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