It will be very easy to do (Now!)

Thank you for the positive feedback! Glad to help!

Thanks for the positive feedback!!

@@tedsmarinerepair8956 Your welcome Ted thanks again for all these great videos. Hey did you get a chance and listen to that knocking sound I have with my Merc. If not here it is, tell me what you think it could be, Sterndrive was removed after the video and still had same knocking sound. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m9CEmrWom8nDooU.html

@Arcturian1111 yes, not good, sounds internal. But remove the alternator belt and start it, could be a failed alternator bearing. Best of luck!

You can shift the lower and upper into forward prior to reassembly, easier to line up the driveshaft splines upon reassembly. Thanks for the positive feedback!

Thanks buddy for the quick Reply !

Only method I've used for decades! Thanks for the positive feedback!

Absolutely! Glad it helped!

@@tedsmarinerepair8956 Ted could you explain the steps to reinstalling the gear housing , the shifter needs to be in the forward pos ,and any other parts I need to set ? before i bolt it together ,does the shift lever need to be also set? thks Randy

@@randybegins7535 you should ensure the little seal is in place between the two halves is in place, check the water tube is in place and the rubber seals it fits into are in good shape. Shift the lower into forward while rotating the prop counter-clockwise, it should lock when in forward. Place the shift lever facing forward and put the upper on the lower, rotate the input yoke clockwise to line of the splines. They are together, ensure the drive locks in forward when you move the shift lever straight ahead

@@tedsmarinerepair8956 so the prop locks in with no turn at all

thank you for your time ted you are a great help!!

Thanks for the positive feedback!

@@tedsmarinerepair8956 I struggled for two hours trying to get that impeller on, Find you and I get it on in five minutes Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou !!!

You can do it!

It is an additional seal that you should put on the shaft, it was likely stuck in the upper when it came apart. Good catch!

I did remember to look for it in th upper unit and sure enough it was up there any torn. I just grabbed it and pulled it out and put my new one on the shaft . Good catch I thought the same thing lol. But I Didn’t want to criticize the FREE ADVICE, I also think he should include replacing the base of the pump. The seal on it is important to not leak and let water into the gear lubricant.

Did you shift the drive into forward before installing it?

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Not too concerning. I've seen impellers with a good amount of play.

If it has a pre-load pin (old "R" drive) than it will have a little up and down play, the pin pushed it down into the bearing. There should be very little play in the newer Alpha drives due the gears are cut to apply upward pressure on the vertical drive shaft.