Re: 76 Chris Craft Lancer 23 transom
Here we go. For the record.
I'll use my own terminalogy naming the parts. Correct me if you like.
Yes, you can take the transom off without removing the V8 engine.
Outdrive off
Steering arm and yoke off
Remove bolts from both exhaust manifolds.
Remove 4 bolts from transom exhaust manifold
Back off exhaust manifold from transom then you can get to the two lower
transom mounting bolts.
Place a short 1 ton jack under the engine bell housing and put a little pressure
on it with the jack.
Remove 6 bolts from ring mount that holds the transom to the engine bell
housing.
Install 3 of those bolts into 3 thread holes on the ring and jack the ring off.
Pull the transom.
OK, now in my case.
Badly corroded mounting ring is stuck and the thread
holes are stripped.
Take a large tappered punch. Tip of punch should be 5/16. Place the punch
in the mounting holes and retracting holes and hit with hammer until the
holes in the ring split. Do this on all 9 holes.
To aid in pulling the ring. Take a come-a-long to the lower outdrive
latching bar and the back of your car. Put enough tension on the cable
where a tight rope walker could walk across it.
You could also try a few prayers to you higher power that one of the holes
your drivng the punch into cracks the ring and yippy its off.
I think I went through 5 holes before it let lose.
I was replacing the transom with a better one so I didn't care what happened
the the one on the boat.
I hope this helps someone in the future.
Rob
