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Forum: Fountain
10-25-2021, 11:40 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 14,067
Posted By CatDiesel

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Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
03-21-2020, 11:34 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 19,434
Posted By CatDiesel

2 years later i forgot to update this thread...

2 years later i forgot to update this thread haha! So i had that tiny vibration after getting the alignment dialed in. I thought i didn't get the alignment good enough. So i inspected the coupler...
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
09-09-2019, 12:34 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,347
Posted By CatDiesel

Bup/Mr Gadgets to the rescue!!!

I have been pretty much rebuilding a used boat i purchased early this summer that has been a pain in the rear! I finally have it finished! I just wanted to say that John at boats unlimited and Dick...
Forum: Drives and Lower Units
08-26-2019, 10:18 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,247
Posted By CatDiesel

I think m802011/m802048?

I think m802011/m802048?
Forum: General Q & A
06-26-2019, 04:03 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,063
Posted By CatDiesel

thank you very much for the advise. I ordered...

thank you very much for the advise. I ordered everything to remove and clean cooler. And replace t stat as well.
Forum: General Q & A
06-25-2019, 10:23 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,063
Posted By CatDiesel

496 mag preventive maintenance

Hi There

i just bought a boat from a guy i know. It's a 2006 496 mag with 375 hours. This is a freshwater boat and nothing has been done to the antifreeze side of the cooling system. This is the...
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
08-24-2018, 09:38 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 19,434
Posted By CatDiesel

Speedy i already have the standard bar! As far as...

Speedy i already have the standard bar! As far as couplers should i go aluminum or the hd steel with the snout?
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
08-24-2018, 08:29 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 19,434
Posted By CatDiesel

phragle the lower steering pin was worn a teeny...

phragle the lower steering pin was worn a teeny tiny. I put a new pin in and it's good. I have not checked the runout on the input shaft yet but i will tonight. The boat is very solid and no signs of...
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
08-24-2018, 06:52 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 19,434
Posted By CatDiesel

Thats the diagram i used to check it. My 3 bars...

Thats the diagram i used to check it. My 3 bars are all in spec. Im afraid my coupler is shredded. I just dont understand. Alignment was very close and i ran the boat at 30 mph on the river for about...
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
08-23-2018, 09:40 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 19,434
Posted By CatDiesel

Tool diameter is 1.011 and brand new from merc....

Tool diameter is 1.011 and brand new from merc. Think spec for tool is 1.010.
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
08-23-2018, 09:00 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 19,434
Posted By CatDiesel

https://youtu.be/kkSJleLnYeI

https://youtu.be/kkSJleLnYeI
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
08-23-2018, 08:59 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 19,434
Posted By CatDiesel

Some videos of a few new in box steel spare...

Some videos of a few new in box steel spare couplers i have with the bar in them.https://youtu.be/P3XTnEP6I7A
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
08-23-2018, 08:52 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 19,434
Posted By CatDiesel

I have the sleeve that fits over the bar. I...

I have the sleeve that fits over the bar. I thought the idea of this tool is to put the bar in the coupler then you want it centered in the gimbal bearing. That way u can actually see which way the...
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
08-23-2018, 07:29 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 19,434
Posted By CatDiesel

Coupler slop

Coupler slop
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
08-23-2018, 07:28 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 19,434
Posted By CatDiesel

https://youtu.be/gP0soIQK2L8

https://youtu.be/gP0soIQK2L8
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
08-23-2018, 07:19 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 19,434
Posted By CatDiesel

So with the its bar fully in the coupler i can...

So with the its bar fully in the coupler i can wiggle it around. There is a massive amount of slop. Ill try to post a link to a video.
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
08-19-2018, 09:22 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 19,434
Posted By CatDiesel

Bup - no worries! I bought the tool listed in...

Bup - no worries! I bought the tool listed in your second reply. I know exactly what you mean. My lower steering pin/bushing has a small amount of play and the bellhousing can move up/down a small...
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
08-19-2018, 07:46 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 19,434
Posted By CatDiesel

Well test drove it today. Small vibration from...

Well test drove it today. Small vibration from about 800-1200 rpm. Can feel it with my hand on top of windshield. I think i can do better as far as alignment. Getting it perfect with everything...
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
08-18-2018, 01:23 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 19,434
Posted By CatDiesel

After installing the .100 washers i was able to...

After installing the .100 washers i was able to close the gap by raising the front. Shes nice and flush and bar slides out with 2 fingers! I wonder what the deal was from the factory? Because i even...
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
08-17-2018, 11:10 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 19,434
Posted By CatDiesel

Ok .100 washers are in. The plate was over 1/8...

Ok .100 washers are in. The plate was over 1/8 out and now its only .065. I didnt measure the od of the washer. Does anyone know the size? Should i add or make a single .165 shim? Tinkerer how far...
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
08-17-2018, 09:34 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 19,434
Posted By CatDiesel

Tinkerer i will try the washers. It sounds u ran...

Tinkerer i will try the washers. It sounds u ran into the exact problem. The gimbal bearing pivots to keep aligning as i drop it on the front. It must have been tight because it was not even from...
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
08-17-2018, 07:44 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 19,434
Posted By CatDiesel

Ok i have my porta power under crank pulley....

Ok i have my porta power under crank pulley. Lower mount nuts fully lowered. Engine all the way down and align bar pulls out with 2 fingers and same gap on top with plate. I can move the engine up...
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
08-17-2018, 05:02 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 19,434
Posted By CatDiesel

yes i have rotated it. Because i upgraded to a...

yes i have rotated it. Because i upgraded to a steel coupler last year and went through two new bad ones before going back to an aluminum! I verified this one was had only .005 runout installed. As...
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
08-17-2018, 04:35 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 19,434
Posted By CatDiesel

F2, yes very similar. Alldodge, its an even taper...

F2, yes very similar. Alldodge, its an even taper from the gap on top to slowly touching at bottom. After i get this cone clutch in im going to the shop wheee the boat is. Ill suspend the engine from...
Forum: Do It Yourself, Boating on a Budget
08-17-2018, 03:42 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 19,434
Posted By CatDiesel

There is a gap on the top and touching at the...

There is a gap on the top and touching at the bottom. That particular picture is at a point where the bar slid in nice and easy. Bar fully seated and adapter pushed against bellhousing. It stays that...
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