Offshoreonly.com - What does it take to remove and replace 502's?

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Originally Posted by Specialized (Post 2544408)

How do you pull them with the drives still on? On our boat the drive shaft splines into the hub which is inaccessable without taking the bell housing off.

We pulled an engine without pulling the drive once....someone forgot the drive lock :rolleyes: Once the motor is "free" you have to pull the engine forward so the spline comes out of the coupler......obviously you need room in the engine compartment and this would be impossible in some boats.