All (especially Ricardo):
I am restoring/refurbishing a 1968 23' Chris Craft Lancer. While the original 283 SBC is shot I want to reuse the outdrive which, based on serial number, is a Volvo AQ 250. I have had the transmission and U joints refurbished and am told they were in remarkably good condition.
However in the process of removing the engine I found the 6 bolts holding the clamping ring were so totally fused to the intermediate housing (I believe galling is the correct term) that eventually I had to cut away enough of the clamping ring to remove the bell housing and intermediate housing from inside. The original intermediate housing is now in the hands of a local machinist and I hope he will be able to get the remains of the clamping ring off and extract the remains of the 6 bolts. However it may turn out to be unusable. I would post images but so far cannot get them to upload.
I have searched the internet high and low and this particular intermediate housing (part number 826807)is an obsolete part and I can't find anything. I did find and purchase via E Bay what looked like a suitable replacement based on external dimensions but now that I compare the two side by side they are obviously quite different.
So my questions are if I cannot reuse the original intermediate housing is it possible to use the one I bought, or something else, in it's place? I believe I would need a different shaft and obviously the bearings and seals would be different. How much more would I have to change/replace to do this or am I heading down an bottomless rabbit hole?
I am restoring/refurbishing a 1968 23' Chris Craft Lancer. While the original 283 SBC is shot I want to reuse the outdrive which, based on serial number, is a Volvo AQ 250. I have had the transmission and U joints refurbished and am told they were in remarkably good condition.
However in the process of removing the engine I found the 6 bolts holding the clamping ring were so totally fused to the intermediate housing (I believe galling is the correct term) that eventually I had to cut away enough of the clamping ring to remove the bell housing and intermediate housing from inside. The original intermediate housing is now in the hands of a local machinist and I hope he will be able to get the remains of the clamping ring off and extract the remains of the 6 bolts. However it may turn out to be unusable. I would post images but so far cannot get them to upload.
I have searched the internet high and low and this particular intermediate housing (part number 826807)is an obsolete part and I can't find anything. I did find and purchase via E Bay what looked like a suitable replacement based on external dimensions but now that I compare the two side by side they are obviously quite different.
So my questions are if I cannot reuse the original intermediate housing is it possible to use the one I bought, or something else, in it's place? I believe I would need a different shaft and obviously the bearings and seals would be different. How much more would I have to change/replace to do this or am I heading down an bottomless rabbit hole?
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