Alignment Help
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Printed Date: November-18-2024 at 12:51pm
Topic: Alignment Help
Posted By: macanudo
Subject: Alignment Help
Date Posted: April-27-2010 at 10:26pm
| My boat has been vibrating under load lately so i checked the alignment . Its off so i tried to align i loosened the nuts on the back motor mounts and cant get the motor to move left to right . Is there any tricks to this ? MY boat is a 85 mabey there just seized . Any info would help thanks . |
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Posted By: Luchog
Date Posted: April-27-2010 at 10:36pm
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hey, where are you from?
Yes the mounts could have seized, spray some w40 on them and to move the engine you'll most likely need a pry bar and maybe even a big hammer. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2095" rel="nofollow - 1980 Ski Nautique Commander 351W |
Posted By: WhiteLakeSkier
Date Posted: April-27-2010 at 10:37pm
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Crowbar! Try some PB Blaster and let sit for a while or overnight. Their tough! ------------- www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5120&sort=&pagenum=1 - 1961 CC Custom American Skier |
Posted By: pmccook1
Date Posted: April-28-2010 at 1:17am
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Put the PB Blaster in the cap and pour it on the bolts, don't Spray. That stuff eats soft seals for breakfast lunch and dinner but works like magic for making metal to metal lube's. ------------- pmccook1 Current boat:1993 Ski Nautique " Purple " Have owned : 76' ski nautique, 93' Sport Nautique, 83 Stars and stripes, 47' Chris Craft Continental |
Posted By: 79nautique
Date Posted: April-28-2010 at 12:58pm
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If you have to slide it side to side then it's way off, all you should have to do is adjust the studs using an adjustable wrench on the square head on top of them after you loosen the jam nuts. you might even have to move the ones for the motor but usually you only need to adjust the tranny mounts. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=756&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1979&yrend=1979 - 79 nautique |
Posted By: macanudo
Date Posted: April-28-2010 at 10:01pm
| Got it thanks |
Posted By: skicat2001
Date Posted: April-29-2010 at 12:24am
So the back is normally off not the front Chris.. ------------- 1985 CC 2001-SOLD Lee Michael Johnson |
79nautique wrote:Posted By: 79nautique
Date Posted: April-29-2010 at 12:09pm
not saying that at all. It depends on the tilt of the motor and what direction everything needs to go, just pointing out usually you don't need to loosen the part of the mount that allows the tail or whole engine and tranny to move side to side, you have to be off by inchs to need to move that direction. Usually cranking on the various jack screws gets the job done. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=756&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1979&yrend=1979 - 79 nautique |
Posted By: GottaSki
Date Posted: April-29-2010 at 12:44pm
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After loostening the nuts, Those wedge pins often need to be whacked in to release them. ------------- "There is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worthwhile as messing around with boats...simply messing." River Rat to Mole |