oh I have no issue pulling the motor..pulled it 4 times last year..just really didnt wanna do it again..lol..but I guess since if I pull the motor, I might as well do a cam swap too right??

My concern with doing it the other way was that if I were to screw it up, then I would have to pull the engine anyways AND buy another transom assembly!!!

It is pretty simple if you use the template from jrmarine he gives you step by step

I really think Merc. should have designed an access panel in the front. It wouldn't have been hard to do. When you consider the design and maintainence it is a no brainer. This is a repair trick that I actually would consider an upgrade if it is done right. In the future you can do most maintainence to the tranom without pulling the engine.

Old thread on this topic

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...made-easy.html