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    Volvo Penta 280 Drive Shaft Nut Clearance

    I'm on the West Coast. Out of curiosity I called the other Volvo Penta dealer in Florida (never know there was only two in the US) and their 0.05mm shim is a different diameter as well. Strange deal, hope they can provide the right shim.
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    Volvo Penta 280 Drive Shaft Nut Clearance

    Think I finally have it done two months and fifty trips to the parts counter later. I am ready to install it onto the intermediate housing but I have a shimming issue. I over shimmed and installed the transmission onto the Intermediate housing in order to get a distance between the two cases and...
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    Volvo Penta 280 Drive Shaft Nut Clearance

    Muc, I've been shimming my gonads off and got a really nice pattern. Only thing is I have 0.006" backlash on the reverse gear and 0.005" on the drive gear. Tolerance in the manual calls for 0.006 - 0.010". Is it really going to explode over 0.001" ? I can try throwing another 0.002" under the...
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    Volvo Penta 280 Drive Shaft Nut Clearance

    It had shims under the washer for prestressing. And I took a pick and did find shims between the clamp ring and double bearing housing. Looking at them I would have swore there were no shims. Unfortunately I have been chasing my tail for two days trying to get a good pattern on the forward gear...
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    Volvo Penta 280 Drive Shaft Nut Clearance

    I'm using a Volvo Penta manual the dealer emailed me. It's titled "Workshop Manual AQUAMATIC 280, 280-DP, 285, 290, 290-DP" Volvo Penta at the bottom. The following page says Workshop Manual, Drives 280, 280-DP, 285, 290, 290-DP, SP-A, SP-C, DP-A, DP-B, DP-C. I did find shims between the clamp...
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    Volvo Penta 280 Drive Shaft Nut Clearance

    Muc, Something came up and took the time I needed to work on my gearbox. After a quote of $4,000 to shim the gearbox I'm doing it myself again. The only thing that's confusing me is there were no shims between the clamp ring and The upper gearbox and the parts schematic for the unit does not...
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    Volvo Penta 280 Drive Shaft Nut Clearance

    Thanks for responding, First thing I did was calculate the shim size as outlined in the shop manual using the letters and numbers stamped on the case and etched on the gears. I checked the existing shims to see if they matched the calculation and they did so I replaced with the same sizes. I had...
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    Volvo Penta 280 Drive Shaft Nut Clearance

    1984 Volvo Penta 280 I was changing my bellows when I noticed a shim hanging out from the side of the lower bearing on the upper gear box. I took it apart to replace the shims and did so on each bearing. I used the numbers stamped on the housing to double check the shim size and measured the...
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    Half Beep of Death

    Hello, I have a 1983 Mercury 100HP four cylinder. I had the constant beep problem and wound up buying a new electronic module and that fixed it, or did it. The motor runs fine until you shut it off (after it's warm). It's like someone disconnected the battery. No power, motor won't turn over...
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    Alarm Module

    I have seen some threads on different sites regarding this problem but none have really helped. Sorry for beating this one to death. I have a 1989 Merc 100 hp outboard and the alarm sounds constantly with the key on or off. I purchased this motor and have never run it yet. I installed a new...
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