Hi Friends,
Please bare with me on this one, I?m new at this boating thing!
I purchased a 1984 Four Winns Marquise 160 with a Mercury I/O Model MCM120 (120HP 4 cylinder) that seems to run good, but I need to install the outdrive (Alpha One) part in place? That?s where the problem starts! Unfortunately, I can?t seem to make the shaft go in all the way onto the motor making me believe the motor ?entrance? is not aligned with the bearing etc, etc.
I seem to have read some place in this forum, that it needs to be aligned using an alignment tool and the motor mount in order to make it able to go in? makes sense, but I figure I asked you the pros!
Also I have been told you don?t need to get an alignment tool, you can just loosen the motor mount, move it carefully and have someone on the other end push in the outdrive. That would be great because I would save $50 on renting the tool.
Another question is: Do I need to silicone the main big ?paper? gaket on the outdrive?
Thank you in advance for all your help!
Peter
Please bare with me on this one, I?m new at this boating thing!
I purchased a 1984 Four Winns Marquise 160 with a Mercury I/O Model MCM120 (120HP 4 cylinder) that seems to run good, but I need to install the outdrive (Alpha One) part in place? That?s where the problem starts! Unfortunately, I can?t seem to make the shaft go in all the way onto the motor making me believe the motor ?entrance? is not aligned with the bearing etc, etc.
I seem to have read some place in this forum, that it needs to be aligned using an alignment tool and the motor mount in order to make it able to go in? makes sense, but I figure I asked you the pros!
Also I have been told you don?t need to get an alignment tool, you can just loosen the motor mount, move it carefully and have someone on the other end push in the outdrive. That would be great because I would save $50 on renting the tool.
Another question is: Do I need to silicone the main big ?paper? gaket on the outdrive?
Thank you in advance for all your help!
Peter