1979 27 Excailbur

[carter38]

I just had a guy drop one off to have the motor pulled. I have never seen this kind of setup before. How does the rear of the motor mount in the early trs's the ears from the gimble plate are not being used.

[CIG3]

The trans plugs into the gimbal. There is and expansion ring in the tailstock to hold it in place. Front mount placement is critical.

[carter38]

So does it just slide in or bolt in? It just has regular mounts in the front bravo style not race mounts.

[CIG3]

Pull the drive and look into the gimbal. You will see the alignment spring and then the flange that will have a series of 3/8 nuts that expand the expansion ring. loosen them and then pull the front mounts. The engine will have to go forward 4-5 inches to clean the inner transom plate.

Make sure when you re-install the engine and trasn that you check the alignment.