III TR SSM Lessons learned
07-19-2014, 11:40 AM
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III TR SSM Lessons learned
OK all an old (68-72) mercruiser III will not bolt to a TR gimble bell housing. The six studs do not match.
As the III dosent shift forward/reverse internally so you cant use a SSM lower on a III
And for the same reason the gear sets are different.
If you loose a gear in an old Merc #3, not alpha, bravo, TR, TRS, or SSM you are replacing the whole unit. Which includes inner and outer transom plates. I do not know yet if your transom will need to be reworked with everyone of these options but I suspect the SSM transom plates might use the same template.
By the way I have a template for the III if anyone wants one.
As the III dosent shift forward/reverse internally so you cant use a SSM lower on a III
And for the same reason the gear sets are different.
If you loose a gear in an old Merc #3, not alpha, bravo, TR, TRS, or SSM you are replacing the whole unit. Which includes inner and outer transom plates. I do not know yet if your transom will need to be reworked with everyone of these options but I suspect the SSM transom plates might use the same template.
By the way I have a template for the III if anyone wants one.
