Hay chris i would call mercury hi po they will let you know why the change talk t o ya latter working on the pictures jim

yeah, call mercury .... he he he....

hey mrs. wonderful (a.k.a. stecz),

When I come down there this weekend I will SINK your lead sled with my rooster tail, then take your old lady home! All you do is talk smack and YOUR SH!T is PUNK BIOTCH!

Your Friend,
Shane

Stecz is that cig-a-barge ever going to run in Barnegat Bay this summer

mercury is back to 1 peice shafts bolt it up n go problably because they feel its better

yeah yeah i know... do me a favor when you talk to me, i would appreciate it if you would look me in the eyes when you speak to me and not stare at my crotch.. what you and your homo skater cat buddies do in your private time is your business. by the way, go get me another drink spider... your pal stecz

joe, joe, joe, joe, joe........ i think i have more hours on the water than you this year, and i know i get more pus sy than you.. well, the kind that that you dont have to pay for... your buddy stecz....

Now I have to hide the Mercury boxes from my wife and STECZ!

What I was told is Mercury went to the (2) piece design to simplify manufacturing and inventory. They built all the lowers the same and the top part of the drive shaft was the only part that needed to be changed for different drive heights. This worked well for the shorter drive height, 15,20,25. The taller motors had problems with the shaft wobbling and creating back lash. Because of the problems with the taller motor set-ups they went back to the original design....1 piece.
I was also told on my 20" set-up to not worry about changing out the (2) piece, that it was not a concern or problem.

Sounds logical to me, anyone know anything different.

welcome back Chris...you running in NYC ?

how bought the issue's with the lowers splitting/cracking above exhaust port...was told its common and no big deal until it splits enuff to allow oil to leak.