hi all , i have searched threw most of the previous post and found a lot of info but still having problems, the boat i have has been bought as a project and i need to get the engine out, the engine is a 4.3l 1980 and a alpha gen 1
all the securing nuts and bolts for the engine ,stern drive and transom assembly have been removed before i got the boat and are not with the boat.
The 6 nuts holding the sterdrive on are also missing , i have removed the lower unit to get in to forward gear andwith alot of prying with bars i have managed to split the drive about an inch and then it just locks up
a couple of photos below
as can be seen there is some damage to the bellhousing and this will have to be renewed or a new transom assembly bought,
has anybody any ideas as to how remove the sterndrive , i have tryed wedges , pry bars ,slide hammer and even cutting the shaft at the engine side but that just blunted my hacksaw blade and i can not get the grinder in .
i phoned the boat yard and he is coming next week at a cost of ?40 an hour , i would love to get this of and save my money.
thanks for any replys
all the securing nuts and bolts for the engine ,stern drive and transom assembly have been removed before i got the boat and are not with the boat.
The 6 nuts holding the sterdrive on are also missing , i have removed the lower unit to get in to forward gear andwith alot of prying with bars i have managed to split the drive about an inch and then it just locks up
a couple of photos below
![12-01-09_1050.jpg](http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq247/focus_024/12-01-09_1050.jpg)
![12-01-09_1052-1.jpg](http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq247/focus_024/12-01-09_1052-1.jpg)
as can be seen there is some damage to the bellhousing and this will have to be renewed or a new transom assembly bought,
has anybody any ideas as to how remove the sterndrive , i have tryed wedges , pry bars ,slide hammer and even cutting the shaft at the engine side but that just blunted my hacksaw blade and i can not get the grinder in .
i phoned the boat yard and he is coming next week at a cost of ?40 an hour , i would love to get this of and save my money.
thanks for any replys