Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
  #1   Report Post  
mitchmon
 
Posts: n/a
Default Alpha 1 mystery part - lower unit

We had some damage to the aluminum housing on our Alpha 1 Mercruiser
drive lower unit. Per the manual, we removed it and a local prop shop
replaced the horizontal fins that the ski fin had caused to break.
Upon re-assembly, we found the o-ring for the drive shaft was still in
the upper unit. After a little work, we removed it, but a funny part
fell out also, and we can't find it anywhere on the diagrams. It is
about the size of the o-ring, metal, and is a spring, although very
small. Could this be the guts of an o-ring? I'm buffalo'ed.

Any idears?

  #2   Report Post  
Justin Webb
 
Posts: n/a
Default

It sounds like you popped the spring out of the seal. Fortunately it is from
the lower seal and you can easily change that without any dissasembly of the
drive.

Good luck,
Justin

"mitchmon" wrote in message
ups.com...
We had some damage to the aluminum housing on our Alpha 1 Mercruiser
drive lower unit. Per the manual, we removed it and a local prop shop
replaced the horizontal fins that the ski fin had caused to break.
Upon re-assembly, we found the o-ring for the drive shaft was still in
the upper unit. After a little work, we removed it, but a funny part
fell out also, and we can't find it anywhere on the diagrams. It is
about the size of the o-ring, metal, and is a spring, although very
small. Could this be the guts of an o-ring? I'm buffalo'ed.

Any idears?



Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules

Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Mercury lower unit Tom Creech General 4 October 5th 04 12:10 AM
Aftermarket Alpha Outdrives (part two) Bob D. General 6 July 12th 04 07:10 PM
WTB 1985 Yamaha 150 lower unit. Thunder General 2 June 25th 04 02:25 AM
Outboard lower unit oil color Jeff Durham General 2 May 30th 04 07:28 AM
1968 Mercury 650 stuck in forward Mark Wynkoop General 8 October 14th 03 07:57 PM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 09:12 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2025 BoatBanter.com.
The comments are property of their posters.
 

About Us

"It's about Boats"

 

Copyright © 2017