Not sure what the best forum for this would be. . .
So anyways, I dropped the block less accessories into the boat last week. I let it settle over night and aligned it. Pain in the ass it was, but I got it to .002". I bolted everything back up to it less the exhaust and checked the alignment again. . .it was off by .005" So I realigned it, got it to .003". After installing the exhaust, I checked and it was less than .002"
Sweet! Bolted it up and called it good.
So I was running the engine for the first time yesterday, and it was squealing when put in gear. Squeal didn't go away when I tightened the belts, so I detached the shaft coupler to check for true. . .it was less than .002", so still good. I then ran the engine without the prop shaft and no squeal. I checked the alignment once more when I hooked the shaft back up and it was off by .005"!!
***? If the alignment can be throw off just by touching the motor, just how critical is it? Am I missing something? I am an anal-retentive perfectionist, maybe that's the issue
So anyways, I dropped the block less accessories into the boat last week. I let it settle over night and aligned it. Pain in the ass it was, but I got it to .002". I bolted everything back up to it less the exhaust and checked the alignment again. . .it was off by .005" So I realigned it, got it to .003". After installing the exhaust, I checked and it was less than .002"
Sweet! Bolted it up and called it good.
So I was running the engine for the first time yesterday, and it was squealing when put in gear. Squeal didn't go away when I tightened the belts, so I detached the shaft coupler to check for true. . .it was less than .002", so still good. I then ran the engine without the prop shaft and no squeal. I checked the alignment once more when I hooked the shaft back up and it was off by .005"!!
***? If the alignment can be throw off just by touching the motor, just how critical is it? Am I missing something? I am an anal-retentive perfectionist, maybe that's the issue
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