Very comprehensive. Best I’ve seen. I’ve been watching a lot of these to do my first full bellows set replacement. The only thing I think could use mention is making sure the oil line oring (tiny little thing) is in proper place as the drive is mated. If it slips out, could be a full redo or worse, no oil to your out drive and it gets ruined from too much friction and heat. Could be a multi thousand dollar issue. Worst case. Thanks for shooting this video!!!
Putting my outdrive back on and couldn't get that last couple inches. Saw where you put the prop back on and turned it, big help. Thanks for taking the time to do this!
Great video!! Nice to find someone online that actually knows what they’re doing and can deliver the info perfectly instead of making it up as they go along. I split my lower to do a pump after removing both pieces at the same time. I’m a bit worried I didn’t mate the two back together properly. Having issues and not shifting properly. I pulled it all again and split the lower. Going to reinstall in two pieces and see how it goes. Maybe I’m doing something wrong when I attach the lower to the upper
You should have it in gear when you pull it, when you go to mate the two back together you will probably have to turn the prop to get the two to splines to match up, good luck, and thank you
Great video, pulled my drive yesterday to change trim sensors and check the alignment. The yellow bushings for the trim rams were shot and feel apart. Just waiting on those and i will put it all back together. Thanks for the tips!!!
Thanks man. I ruined a gasket because I did not know to turn the shaft past locking position, pushing at the same time. I thought I was good if I bungee corded the prop, with tension, counter clockwise, causing the shift lever to stay straight. I did not know to turn prop further to align splines. I pulled and pulled, finally, drive came out
@@DesertRatFabrication oh yeah, he’ll be back wanting to hang out in a few years... when he is 30 or so!! Lol. Thanks again for the information. Helped immensely.
I did this with the lower half off so I didn't have the prop to turn the drive. It didn't line up so I blipped the starter for a have a second and it slid right on the first try.
I can’t get my shaft to spin when I turn the propeller shaft. Does the propeller need to be on the shaft for it to spin the U-joint? If it’s locked in forward gear do I Turn the propeller to the left if I am looking at it?
Yes prop needs to be on, can’t turn just shaft by hand, I believe I turned mine to the left, but look at the video to make sure , also pretty sure you can do either direction as long as you took it off in gear, that’s the important part, in gear before disassemble
My engine alignment is fine, I just checked it, however I'm having some issues getting it in by myself, as im I'm new at this. My prop spins freely when I'm trying to mount the sterndrive, is this normal?
@@DesertRatFabrication iv spent 3 hours with two other people trying to get mine on... and we cant figure it out for the life of us. We have it all the way on to where the bolts are almost sticking through the holes, but it just wont go any further
Hello, I seen that you put the alignment tool in, but how would you get a stuck shaft out?? It came off of my U-Joint and is stuck in, the shaft seems to be stuck and i cant pull it out. Any recommendations ? Gear releasing or anything?
Use like a dog cable in a hangman noose to wrap the rest of the shaft above the Ujoint.. A slide hammer on the other end maybe connected to the cable with a bolt and washer. Spray Liquid Wrench on the shaft as far in as you can see. Soak it and let it sit for 24 hours with the Liquid Wrench on it. Then slide hammer away. Good luck.
Twanos Beyahos Thanks for watching, I used Bellows Adhesive, it is resistant to oil, grease, gasoline, and water, also put a little lube on the drive to transom seal after glueing in the outside
Nice video. I took my 1995 monterey mercuiser is not moving when in full throttle, it's revving in place. It only goes slow. Do you think it's outdrive problem please?
Maybe someone can help - I followed this procedure when installing my outdrive but noticed my gasket flared out beside where the large o-ring is. Seems the o-ring somehow pushes the gasket
The water passage o-ring needs to be glued in with bellows adhesive or weatherstrip adhesive. The face of the water passage on the drive should be clean, and coated with grease so the o-ring doesn't shift during installation. If the o-ring is displaced, you will see water coming out of the transom shift cable on top of the engine when the engine is running.
@@DesertRatFabricationI'm having an issue getting the driveshaft in the last couple inches. Prop is locked in gear (won't turn left). But when I turn it clockwise to try to line up the splines, the prop just spins while the shaft doesn't. The shaft will only barely move if I try to force the locked prop counter clockwise. My gear tab is facing forward so I know I am in drive. Any advice?
@@DesertRatFabrication Nice Video. You can also you 3M Black Super Weatherstrip and Gasket Adhesive which can be found online or auto parts store. It was recommended to me by a certified Mercruiser shop in my area. The shop has over four decades of experience. I used it for my shift cable boot, but is that same thing if not better than Merc bellow adhesive. Side note: The key with the shift cable boot was to sand the inside of the boot since it is impregnated with a poison to deter muskrats and I've had zero issued with it pulling away.
Very shaky, i was watching in 1.75x speed, had to go back to nomal,was getting dizzy and could'nt see nothing lol; cannot even understand how that constant shaking was possible; still a helpful video,by no means complete,but ok.
Very comprehensive. Best I’ve seen. I’ve been watching a lot of these to do my first full bellows set replacement. The only thing I think could use mention is making sure the oil line oring (tiny little thing) is in proper place as the drive is mated. If it slips out, could be a full redo or worse, no oil to your out drive and it gets ruined from too much friction and heat. Could be a multi thousand dollar issue. Worst case. Thanks for shooting this video!!!
Thank you Dave , and I appreciate you mentioning the O-ring, appreciate you coming by
Putting my outdrive back on and couldn't get that last couple inches. Saw where you put the prop back on and turned it, big help. Thanks for taking the time to do this!
Yes , that makes all the difference, it lines up the splines
Great video!! Nice to find someone online that actually knows what they’re doing and can deliver the info perfectly instead of making it up as they go along. I split my lower to do a pump after removing both pieces at the same time. I’m a bit worried I didn’t mate the two back together properly. Having issues and not shifting properly. I pulled it all again and split the lower. Going to reinstall in two pieces and see how it goes. Maybe I’m doing something wrong when I attach the lower to the upper
You should have it in gear when you pull it, when you go to mate the two back together you will probably have to turn the prop to get the two to splines to match up, good luck, and thank you
I know this isn't a recent video but it helped me very much. Thank you for taking the time to do it!
Thank you Chris, very much appreciate your comment
Great video, pulled my drive yesterday to change trim sensors and check the alignment. The yellow bushings for the trim rams were shot and feel apart. Just waiting on those and i will put it all back together. Thanks for the tips!!!
Glad I could help 😄
Thanks man. I ruined a gasket because I did not know to turn the shaft past locking position, pushing at the same time. I thought I was good if I bungee corded the prop, with tension, counter clockwise, causing the shift lever to stay straight. I did not know to turn prop further to align splines. I pulled and pulled, finally, drive came out
Glad you got it, yeah those splines can be tough to get, to go together at times
Good info. I just got my first stern drive alpha 1 after previously owning outboards. I’m going to pull the out drive to check things out.
Sounds good, nice to know where everything stands, 👍
Nothing short of Amazing. Thank you
Thank very much
Great video thanks
You got it, thanks
Thanks;
Very detailed like itshould be.
Very helpful.
👍👍
Thank you for the video you help me a lot .
Thank you very much, glad it helped
Really good information! Thanks. Your camera person needs to calm down... very shaky So much so that it was somewhat difficult to watch.
Sorry he was 7 at the time, at least back then he wanted to hang out with me, lol, thanks for coming by
@@DesertRatFabrication oh yeah, he’ll be back wanting to hang out in a few years... when he is 30 or so!! Lol. Thanks again for the information. Helped immensely.
Thank you🙏
Yeah yeah my camera man was 7, try getting to hang with me now, I would take shaky anytime, there’s always someone that has to put there two cents in🙃
It’s all good as long as you got something from it
Good job good video thanks👍👍👍
You are very welcome William, thanks for stopping by
Great video, great explanation, thank you for the help !
thanks much
Great video. Thank you
Glad you liked it!, and thanks for watching
Well done!
Thank you much appreciated👍
I did this with the lower half off so I didn't have the prop to turn the drive. It didn't line up so I blipped the starter for a have a second and it slid right on the first try.
That is an excellent idea, there’s more than one way to skin a cat, thanks for stopping by
I can’t get my shaft to spin when I turn the propeller shaft. Does the propeller need to be on the shaft for it to spin the U-joint? If it’s locked in forward gear do I Turn the propeller to the left if I am looking at it?
Yes prop needs to be on, can’t turn just shaft by hand, I believe I turned mine to the left, but look at the video to make sure , also pretty sure you can do either direction as long as you took it off in gear, that’s the important part, in gear before disassemble
My engine alignment is fine, I just checked it, however I'm having some issues getting it in by myself, as im I'm new at this. My prop spins freely when I'm trying to mount the sterndrive, is this normal?
No it should be in gear
you made this look easy....
Thank you, and thank's for watching
@@DesertRatFabrication iv spent 3 hours with two other people trying to get mine on... and we cant figure it out for the life of us. We have it all the way on to where the bolts are almost sticking through the holes, but it just wont go any further
Turn the prop while you are pushing it on it should slide right on, make sure it is in gear
great video
Thanks for the visit, and thanks for watching
Took off Prop to replace gimble bearing, now we are going back together, and the shaft will not slide all the way in. any advice??
Yes turn prop while pushing, should be in gear when you took it apart
Hello,
I seen that you put the alignment tool in, but how would you get a stuck shaft out??
It came off of my U-Joint and is stuck in, the shaft seems to be stuck and i cant pull it out.
Any recommendations ? Gear releasing or anything?
I wish i could help, but i have never hear of the shaft coming off the U-joint
Use like a dog cable in a hangman noose to wrap the rest of the shaft above the Ujoint.. A slide hammer on the other end maybe connected to the cable with a bolt and washer. Spray Liquid Wrench on the shaft as far in as you can see. Soak it and let it sit for 24 hours with the Liquid Wrench on it. Then slide hammer away. Good luck.
@@stephen6759 very nice Steven, that is a great idea hope Dom Dom, sees your response, thank you for chiming in
Hey man great video, what type of glue is used for the seals?
Twanos Beyahos Thanks for watching, I used Bellows Adhesive, it is resistant to oil, grease, gasoline, and water, also put a little lube on the drive to transom seal after glueing in the outside
Nice video. I took my 1995 monterey mercuiser is not moving when in full throttle, it's revving in place. It only goes slow. Do you think it's outdrive problem please?
I would say for sure out drive
spun hub. extremely easy fix. google it. spun prop hub
I'm having trouble g err tting mine back in I'm going to turn propeller
Yes that should make it slide in like butter
Maybe someone can help - I followed this procedure when installing my outdrive but noticed my gasket flared out beside where the large o-ring is. Seems the o-ring somehow pushes the gasket
The water passage o-ring needs to be glued in with bellows adhesive or weatherstrip adhesive. The face of the water passage on the drive should be clean, and coated with grease so the o-ring doesn't shift during installation. If the o-ring is displaced, you will see water coming out of the transom shift cable on top of the engine when the engine is running.
@@219gavin .....
Oh,man,this is the best advice and caution, of all; thank you much!
Can you show me how i install the oring that you show in the video at 0:33 ???
I just put the bellows cement on one side of the o ring,and push it in up against the drive
I forgot to put it in foward before I took the drive out. . What do I need to do now to get it back on right?
You will have to manually put it in gear, dont forget to turn the prop when you go to slide it in, this lets the splines line up
@@user-hj8tg5fq3w turn prop to right in gear and it will slip in like butter
@@DesertRatFabricationI'm having an issue getting the driveshaft in the last couple inches. Prop is locked in gear (won't turn left). But when I turn it clockwise to try to line up the splines, the prop just spins while the shaft doesn't. The shaft will only barely move if I try to force the locked prop counter clockwise. My gear tab is facing forward so I know I am in drive. Any advice?
How you glued the rubber gasket?? the round one
Mercruiser bellows Adhesive ,just a little on the back side and top, and a little dab of grease on the inside, good luck
@@DesertRatFabrication Nice Video. You can also you 3M Black Super Weatherstrip and Gasket Adhesive which can be found online or auto parts store. It was recommended to me by a certified Mercruiser shop in my area. The shop has over four decades of experience. I used it for my shift cable boot, but is that same thing if not better than Merc bellow adhesive. Side note: The key with the shift cable boot was to sand the inside of the boot since it is impregnated with a poison to deter muskrats and I've had zero issued with it pulling away.
Do you turn the prop clockwise?
Yes, sorry better late than never 😆
Shaky Camera
Is that the best you got
Very shaky, i was watching in 1.75x speed, had to go back to nomal,was getting dizzy and could'nt see nothing lol; cannot even understand how that constant shaking was possible; still a helpful video,by no means complete,but ok.