1997 5.7 Mercruiser & Bravo III Outdrive - Engine Alignment Check - How Often?

Dangit

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How often should my engine alignment be checked, boat is used on a fresh water lake and not typically run very hard or bounced over a lot of big wakes?

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greg82255

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Re: 1997 5.7 Mercruiser & Bravo III Outdrive - Engine Alignment Check - How Often?

Re: 1997 5.7 Mercruiser & Bravo III Outdrive - Engine Alignment Check - How Often?

It is recommended to pull the drive every year as part of winterizing - so you might as well put an alignment bar through the gimbal bearing while you are at it.
 

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Re: 1997 5.7 Mercruiser & Bravo III Outdrive - Engine Alignment Check - How Often?

Re: 1997 5.7 Mercruiser & Bravo III Outdrive - Engine Alignment Check - How Often?

While you are removing your outdrive every year to grease those u-joints, you check the alignment. See how handy that is?! ;) hehehe
 
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