Originally Posted by little d

I think you nailed it on the coupler. I worked with one guy inside the boat and making 1/8 turns on the adjusting nuts and we got it were it went easy and the grease had splines all the way around the tool. after turning the motor 180 it got tight again. the bottom of the adjusting stands do have a slotted bolts holes, but very little movement. Thanks for the help i thin im good to go.