Thank you, we are honored to read this. Any and all feedback is greatly appreciated. The 1988 Alpha one is darn near the same. That’s awesome you’re making it a DIY project. We will always be here to help answer questions. Reach out any time. 😁👍🧰

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Hey what’s up, you are very welcome. Thanks for watching & sharing this! We are less than a week away from releasing our full lower unit rebuild series. We believe it will be helpful to many. Looking forward to hearing back from you on your thoughts & critiques. Hope all is well & we will definitely keep ‘em coming!!! 😎👍

Thank you, means a lot to us to read your comment. Hopefully your project is going well. Let us know if you have any questions and hey if you’re into crypto trading, join our DIY ecosystem and become part of an exclusive group of DIYers. toolboxtoken.com Reach out to us any time! 🧰

@@iisreset Thank you. 😁👍🧰

We are honored to read this, thank you. 😁👍🧰

What’s up Brian, thanks for reaching out to us. Series has already been filmed, edited, & in the que for upload. Forecasting the lower unit rebuild videos to be uploaded in a few weeks. 😎👍

Good morning, you are very welcome. We really enjoyed filming this rebuild. We have also filmed a full series on the lower unit rebuild. (PART 1) link is below. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m86EdJdzt66YpGw.html Keep us posted on your project, welcome to the DIY Raptor Club. Many more helpful videos to come!!!! 😎👍

Thanks for watching, we can hopefully help. If interested in purchasing this product, visit our Amazon affiliate link below. I from qualifying purchases. Nut: amzn.to/3VrfdNs Washer: amzn.to/4aRpAyw 👍🧰

Good morning, just poured a cup of coffee and am sitting down to answer any and all questions for the DIY community. Awesome, and we appreciate you sharing this. How is your rebuild going? Our outdrive has been reinstalled back onto transom and we are now replacing several parts on the 3.0L inboard. Looking forward to hearing back from you. Let us know if you have any questions and hey if you’re into crypto trading, join our DIY ecosystem and become part of an exclusive group of DIYers. toolboxtoken.com Reach out to us any time! 🧰

Thanks for watching & welcome to the DIY Raptor Club. We really appreciate you sharing this. The lower unit rebuild series has been completed & will be coming this month. We are happy to hear the video helped & hope that you stay tuned for our upcoming lower unit videos. Hope all is well. 😎👍

Dave, thanks for watching & sharing this. Let us know if you have any questions. 👍

We appreciate that, thank you. Does your service manual share any helpful info on the seal and design of it? If it’s the exact same design on each side, it’s likely that it can be installed as you mentioned however double checking the service manual is key!

Thanks for watching & we really appreciate that. There are a few differences when it comes to the Bravos. Keep us posted on your DIY project. 😎👍

Thanks for watching, shimming will differ depending on your serial number and you will want to follow your exact service manual as opposed to ours. Keep us posted on your DIY project.

Good morning ☕️ you will find it to be similar indeed. You will also have the additional oil line on the gen 2.

Good morning, we are drinking our morning coffee & answering all questions for the DIY community. We appreciate you watching & sharing this, you’re spot on, a superhero indeed. Im so lucky!!! 😁 Let us know if you have any questions, we DIYers need to stick together!!!

Thanks for watching, maybe…🤔

Thanks for watching, we show all links working properly now. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. The Water Pocket Cover link needed to be updated, you Rock! If interested in purchasing this product, visit our Amazon affiliate link below. I earn from qualifying purchases. amzn.to/3UWkIDO 😎👍🧰

Thanks for watching John, we are here to help! 😎👍 We recommend following your exact service manual for your outdrive. If your manual states to torque the original bearing and gear set to 70ft lbs, we strongly recommend doing that as it ensures you’re following the engineers instructions. However if you’re transitioning to the new designed gear and bearing, you will follow the rolling torque instructions set forth by your manual. Below is a link to our video explaining in more detail the difference between the two. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ga9kZKd3vZnYoWQ.html Please keep us posted on your project and hey if you’re into crypto, join our DIY ecosystem. toolboxtoken.com Reach out to us any time! 🧰

Good morning, just poured a cup of coffee and am sitting down to answer any and all questions for the DIY community. Gear lash is best to be followed using your exact serial number service manual. We didn’t want to give any misleading information. Let us know if you have any questions and hey if you’re into crypto trading, join our DIY ecosystem and become part of an exclusive group of DIYers. toolboxtoken.com Reach out to us any time! 🧰

Good morning, we are drinking our morning coffee answering any and all questions for the DIY community. Maybe…😁 Let us know if you have any questions and hey if you’re into crypto trading, check out our newly launched DIY ecosystem. Toolboxtoken.com Reach out to us any time! 🧰

Thanks for watching, 85ft-lbs will be for the standard bearing kit while the new (Press-fit) bearing kit will be set using rolling resistance. Most important thing is to continue following your exact service manual. Hope this helps.

@@DIYwithMichaelBorders Thanks. I contacted mercruiser regarding it also because I was confused. They told me whether it was a pressed gear or factory gear the rolling resistance should be 6-10 inch lbs! When installing back into the sterndrive and tightening the castle nut back on, The castle nut should be torqued to 200 ft lbs, however there is a chart to use when attaching your torque wrench to the castle nut wrench, you have to measure from center of torque wrench socket drive to the center of handle and look up on the chart. Different lengths have different values. My torque wrench is 15 inches, so torque on castle nut will be 111 Ft lbs when connecting torque wrench to the castle nut wrench.

@@TheCommo81 Thanks for sharing, a true DIYer. We love it! Rebuilding it will put you in a great mood.

Thanks for watching, great question. We take it you have separated the upper from the lower and are referring to the inner driveshaft that is secured to lower unit through water pump and below. There will be a very slight amount of play as you pull shaft up and push shaft down however to much play is not good. 1/4” is on the absolute high end of play and any more that that, it can cause damage to seals and gears. Are you planning on replacing seals?

@@DIYwithMichaelBorders no I wasn't planning on replacing the seals. But didn't know if that was the cause of gear oil getting into the bellow. But no I haven't taken the outdrive apart. I was just holding the driveshaft that attaches to the u-joints and goes to the motor.

@@sean5102 Thanks for the reply, you’re referring to the Yoke Shaft that feeds through the bellow/hull and into the engine coupler. There should be no play with that shaft. Your outer retainer nut may have loosened slightly and allowed the 1/4” play which in return, beat up your seals…hopefully no more that that… Yoke Shaft assembly will need to be pulled out and seals replaced as well as a very closed and detailed inspection of the gears and bearings. 😎👍

Let us know if you have any specific questions, all parts of our vertical gear are new.

@@DIYwithMichaelBorders I am going to have to cut mine off and reuse the race. Maybe I should do a video because would be the only one

@@gdwmnlvr850 Thanks for the update, if you do, we would definitely watch it to support your channel. 😎👍

Took cap off. Battery Dremel tool for bearing. Carbide blade. O'Reilly puller for race. Easy peasy. No press needed.

Didn't take any of the outdrive apart. Cap off only.

Good morning, thanks for watching. We set aside a few days for the project however once we began, it flowed pretty quickly finishing ahead of schedule. Most important thing is having the proper tools for the project and all the replacement parts ready to go. Tools for project cost around $500.00

@@DIYwithMichaelBorderscan you rebuild it for me?

@@leekirby9223 That would be cool but unfortunately we are booked out over a year with DIY repair videos to film. Our list is LONG… We will always be here to help answer questions. 😎👍

Thanks for watching & welcome to the DIY Raptor Club. This exact model is an Alpha 1 Gen 1. Keep us posted on your project & any questions you may have. Us DIYers need to stick together!!! 😎👍

How much different is this from the gen 2? I need to rebuild my upper gear set I believe… and I have a gen 2

Thanks for watching & yes, this is an outdrive. We appreciate you sharing your thoughts, let us know if you have any questions. Us DIYers need to stick together!!! 😎👍

Just goes to prove that he really is a diy'er, and smart enough to have a shop press the bearings and gear on the shaft instead of buying a $500 press to do it with.

@@clacker54 Thanks for watching, having the shop do it was definitely the smart approach. The shop ensures the parts are properly pressed to factory specs which is extremely important!!! 😎👍

Thanks for watching & welcome to the DIY Raptor Club. Ours did come in separate parts, we took all the parts to our local marina & they pressed everything together to factory specs. Did your local marina mention that they would put together the new parts if you ordered them from them?

@@DIYwithMichaelBorders that's not you doing a FULL rebuild then is it

@@gdwmnlvr850 We don’t have the press.

@@DIYwithMichaelBorders you sure did put "EVERYTHING" in your title and it is not

@@gdwmnlvr850 Thanks for the reply, everything meaning all (PARTS)...PART 1 - PART 5.

Thanks for watching & sharing this. The shimming process is important indeed. We followed our exact serial # service manual to ensure it was to specs. Hope all is well with you and your family Bob, thanks again for watching & sharing your thoughts.