"Julio, Maybe a phone call wou
"Julio, Maybe a phone call would be best for this..... you decide!
But for now, these are very simple drives to work on!
However, you mention; "few qualified mechanics who will come to the marina <u>to attach the stern drive</u> and replace the bellows and hoses"!
Are you suggesting that the entire drive was removed for this work????
If so, there was/is no need for this. In fact, it makes an easy task more difficult.
This work requires only the removal of the top unit... (the transmission)!
Again, maybe a phone call would be much easier than trying to explain all of this while trying to include some of the un-certainties.
If you care to, you can send an email to me by clicking on my user name!
As for the PDS Bearing(s)..... Mr. El P linked us to a V-8 schematic.... so I am going with the assumption that this is a V-8 engine!
If so, the V-8's in this year range used a two bearing PDS.
If you get lucky, the shaft can come out AFT but requires some make-shift type of pulling tool!
This allows only one of the bearings to come out with the shaft..... but that's OK.... the FWD bearing is primarily a "centering" bearing.
The AFT bearing is the critical one to replace.
Otherwise.... Yes... the engine must at least move forward to give room for driving the shaft out the aft end once all snap rings have been removed.
Now...... If this is an OHC 4 cylinder engine..... you are in luck!
This will be a single bearing PDS.
This shaft will/should easily come out the aft side w/out removing the engine!
Remove the two snap rings and it can come out AFT. (again, with some make-shift pulling tool)
You will need a very looooooong needle nose pliers with modified tips to fit the eyelets of the snap rings.
(don't waist any time with a regular snap ring pliers..... they just won't do it!)
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