Got a mercruiser alpha gen II outdrive that the bearing going into the
outdrive (not the hub) gets hot, also has faint scraping noise. Anyone know
the average cost of repair? I'm going to remove the outdrive and carry into
the service center.

Also, the cost to weld the typical hole that bleeds air in to the water
intake on Mercruiser outdrives above 35 MPH causing overheat and a new skeg
(previous owner ground it off )

Thanks, I'm just using any prices posted here as a reference.

If it helps,

I just had a drive rebuilt with a bent prop shaft and they used an almost
newly built lower end... all said and done though it was about $1300 CDN ...
just an idea but expect approximately $700-$1500 to do so... you might want
to look at a rebuilt one and return yours as a core... There are lots of
options like that out there.

Mike


"Jeff Rigby" wrote in message
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Got a mercruiser alpha gen II outdrive that the bearing going into the
outdrive (not the hub) gets hot, also has faint scraping noise. Anyone
know the average cost of repair? I'm going to remove the outdrive and
carry into the service center.

Also, the cost to weld the typical hole that bleeds air in to the water
intake on Mercruiser outdrives above 35 MPH causing overheat and a new
skeg (previous owner ground it off )

Thanks, I'm just using any prices posted here as a reference.

"M.E." wrote in message
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If it helps,

I just had a drive rebuilt with a bent prop shaft and they used an almost
newly built lower end... all said and done though it was about $1300 CDN
... just an idea but expect approximately $700-$1500 to do so... you might
want to look at a rebuilt one and return yours as a core... There are lots
of options like that out there.

Mike


"Jeff Rigby" wrote in message
...
Got a mercruiser alpha gen II outdrive that the bearing going into the
outdrive (not the hub) gets hot, also has faint scraping noise. Anyone
know the average cost of repair? I'm going to remove the outdrive and
carry into the service center.

Also, the cost to weld the typical hole that bleeds air in to the water
intake on Mercruiser outdrives above 35 MPH causing overheat and a new
skeg (previous owner ground it off )

Thanks, I'm just using any prices posted here as a reference.


The foot or the part of the drive you had replaced is not what I need
repaired. If you pull the foot off (lower drive) and then pull the upper
drive off the hub the little piece that allows the drive from the engine to
make the 90 degree angle to the foot (called upper drive) is the piece that
needs repair. And then only the TOP bearing that is closest to the hub. A
special wrench and it comes off. Putting it back in requires a guage to get
the alignment to the spider gear (automotive term). Repair time to take off
10 min. Replacement time with shimming I can only guess at 1 hr to 1.5 hrs.
Bearing cost??

The top cover bearing is about $20 and the double bearing is about $120.
About $150 labor. Add $50 if you want seals.
JIMinFL
"Jeff Rigby" wrote in message
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"M.E." wrote in message
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If it helps,

I just had a drive rebuilt with a bent prop shaft and they used an almost
newly built lower end... all said and done though it was about $1300 CDN
... just an idea but expect approximately $700-$1500 to do so... you
might want to look at a rebuilt one and return yours as a core... There
are lots of options like that out there.

Mike


"Jeff Rigby" wrote in message
...
Got a mercruiser alpha gen II outdrive that the bearing going into the
outdrive (not the hub) gets hot, also has faint scraping noise. Anyone
know the average cost of repair? I'm going to remove the outdrive and
carry into the service center.

Also, the cost to weld the typical hole that bleeds air in to the water
intake on Mercruiser outdrives above 35 MPH causing overheat and a new
skeg (previous owner ground it off )

Thanks, I'm just using any prices posted here as a reference.


The foot or the part of the drive you had replaced is not what I need
repaired. If you pull the foot off (lower drive) and then pull the upper
drive off the hub the little piece that allows the drive from the engine
to make the 90 degree angle to the foot (called upper drive) is the piece
that needs repair. And then only the TOP bearing that is closest to the
hub. A special wrench and it comes off. Putting it back in requires a
guage to get the alignment to the spider gear (automotive term). Repair
time to take off 10 min. Replacement time with shimming I can only guess
at 1 hr to 1.5 hrs. Bearing cost??

For what it's worth the top section will be normally pretty hot after
running on plan a while. It's pretty far out of the water and the gear oil
does not circulate. How do you know it has a faint scraping noise if it's
still on the boat?

Never heard of "the typical hole" that bleeds air into the water?

"Jeff Rigby" wrote in message
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Got a mercruiser alpha gen II outdrive that the bearing going into the
outdrive (not the hub) gets hot, also has faint scraping noise. Anyone
know the average cost of repair? I'm going to remove the outdrive and
carry into the service center.

Also, the cost to weld the typical hole that bleeds air in to the water
intake on Mercruiser outdrives above 35 MPH causing overheat and a new
skeg (previous owner ground it off )

Thanks, I'm just using any prices posted here as a reference.

"JamesgangNC" wrote in message
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For what it's worth the top section will be normally pretty hot after
running on plan a while. It's pretty far out of the water and the gear
oil does not circulate. How do you know it has a faint scraping noise if
it's still on the boat?

With muffs at fast idle in my back yard the top bearing gets to be about 30
degrees hotter than the rest of the outdrive. A faint scraping like rust in
a roller bearing can be heard from the top of the outdrive. Noticed it one
cool morning as it was steaming (visable vapor), felt it and it was hotter
than the rest of the outdrive. I Assume that the top bearing can be dry (no
oil, it's above the top vent hole that you "fill to") and when not used for
extended periods... rust

Never heard of "the typical hole" that bleeds air into the water?
Mercruiser service note: a small hole develops near the pump housing and at
high speed sucks air from the exhaust into the raw water system. this
reduces cooling slightly and since this happens when the engine is at max
load causes overheat.


"Jeff Rigby" wrote in message
...
Got a mercruiser alpha gen II outdrive that the bearing going into the
outdrive (not the hub) gets hot, also has faint scraping noise. Anyone
know the average cost of repair? I'm going to remove the outdrive and
carry into the service center.

Also, the cost to weld the typical hole that bleeds air in to the water
intake on Mercruiser outdrives above 35 MPH causing overheat and a new
skeg (previous owner ground it off )

Thanks, I'm just using any prices posted here as a reference.

Why don't you take the top cover off and have a look at the bearing race. It
should take you less than 5 minutes.
JIMinFL

"Jeff Rigby" wrote in message
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"JamesgangNC" wrote in message
ink.net...
For what it's worth the top section will be normally pretty hot after
running on plan a while. It's pretty far out of the water and the gear
oil does not circulate. How do you know it has a faint scraping noise if
it's still on the boat?

With muffs at fast idle in my back yard the top bearing gets to be about
30 degrees hotter than the rest of the outdrive. A faint scraping like
rust in a roller bearing can be heard from the top of the outdrive.
Noticed it one cool morning as it was steaming (visable vapor), felt it
and it was hotter than the rest of the outdrive. I Assume that the top
bearing can be dry (no oil, it's above the top vent hole that you "fill
to") and when not used for extended periods... rust

Never heard of "the typical hole" that bleeds air into the water?
Mercruiser service note: a small hole develops near the pump housing and
at high speed sucks air from the exhaust into the raw water system. this
reduces cooling slightly and since this happens when the engine is at max
load causes overheat.


"Jeff Rigby" wrote in message
...
Got a mercruiser alpha gen II outdrive that the bearing going into the
outdrive (not the hub) gets hot, also has faint scraping noise. Anyone
know the average cost of repair? I'm going to remove the outdrive and
carry into the service center.

Also, the cost to weld the typical hole that bleeds air in to the water
intake on Mercruiser outdrives above 35 MPH causing overheat and a new
skeg (previous owner ground it off )

Thanks, I'm just using any prices posted here as a reference.