Bravo 3 Drive Service

E35123 said:
I have a 2007 240 Sundeck with about 200 hours on it. The dealer is suggesting that I service the drive which includes pulling the drive off and checking the alignment with the engine. This service is $220.
Is this necessary and how often should this type of service be done?

Thanks
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Yes,
it is necessary and best done by the dealer. You can do everything else on the boat yourself but i don't suggest this one.
Saving money here does not save money in the long run
 
Morpheus said:
I'm actually almost serious. MM want's like $2000 for a 2yr/200hr service
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Wow, that sounds a little high. Is that at the Clearwater MM? I had mine done last winter (200 hour service) and ponied up a grand. Could have went with the smaller service for half but I get the big service every year. A little paranoid, I know...

With regards to removing the B3 drive, somewhere on here is a thread where someone built a B3 drive stand. Good looking rig too.
 
Yea that's the clearwater MM I hate their service department the only person there I ever liked was my sales guy and he retired so if that place shut down it wouldn't bother me at all.
 
I just had my drive pulled and inspected. It seems like an easy job. The mechanic took his time to show me how to pull and do inspection as well.
 
Wish there was someone around here that would show me how to do it.
 
Morpheus said:
Wish there was someone around here that would show me how to do it.
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Perhaps I could make a trip and we could work on it.



My mechanic didnt even use a stand to pull out the drive or push back in. I thoght he was going to hurt his back!
 
C'mon fly me down:grin:

A few assorted 2x and 6x will do the trick with removing and reinstalling.
 
papogator24 said:
Perhaps I could make a trip and we could work on it.
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That's kinda far to drive don't ya think. I apperciate the offer though. I would probably want to get all the "special" tools needs and a drive stand before I go for it.

I have the service manual, I guess my biggest fear is I will get it all undone and either not know what I'm looking at or not be able to put it back together. Same reason I've not done my bearings on my trailer yet. Don't want to have to do the walk of shame with parts in hand and in the back up the truck to the dealer for them to put it back together.

SR Tech said:
C'mon fly me down:grin:

A few assorted 2x and 6x will do the trick with removing and reinstalling.
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It's 50 here today and expecting 20-30 here tonight :grin:
 
Morpheus said:
...I have the service manual, I guess my biggest fear is I will get it all undone and either not know what I'm looking at or not be able to put it back together. Same reason I've not done my bearings on my trailer yet. Don't want to have to do the walk of shame with parts in hand and in the back up the truck to the dealer for them to put it back together.
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Sometimes you gotta give it a shot. Especially with the trailer bearings. There is a TON of literature on the web for DIYing that service. And if you muck it up, it would be easy enought to get someone mobile to come to your house to clean up your muck-up. But the reality is, there are enough parts shops out there that will walk you through what you need to do based on bringing in some parts and some pictures. I say give the trailer a shot. Might boost your confidence on the outdrive.

For that matter, I feel nothing ventured, nothing gained on the outdrive piece too. However, I would be cognizant of your own mechanical skills. If performing routine and some minor somplex service on your vehicle is enough to give you the heeby-jeebies, then I wouldn't take a run at the outdrive. But if you can perform some basics on a vehicle - starter, carb, clutch, etc. - then I think you've got to take a shot at the outdtrive. It's mechanical with moving parts. Just take your time.
 
Morpheus said:
That's kinda far to drive don't ya think. I apperciate the offer though. I would probably want to get all the "special" tools needs and a drive stand before I go for it.

I have the service manual, I guess my biggest fear is I will get it all undone and either not know what I'm looking at or not be able to put it back together. Same reason I've not done my bearings on my trailer yet. Don't want to have to do the walk of shame with parts in hand and in the back up the truck to the dealer for them to put it back together.



It's 50 here today and expecting 20-30 here tonight :grin:
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To pull the outdrive, there is no special tools needed. An engine alignment tool is required to check the alignment. However, if you want to inspect the bellows and pull them out, you will need two tools for the bellows, one to remove and one to install.
 
unlvrebel said:
But if you can perform some basics on a vehicle - starter, carb, clutch, etc. - then I think you've got to take a shot at the outdtrive. It's mechanical with moving parts. Just take your time.
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If you can change a clutch then you should be comfortable pulling the motor. :grin:

Pulling the outdrive is like changing a distributor cap. As stated before, you just need to know what your looking for after you remove it.

Tools can be bought at various online stores, I get all mine from Mercury. I'm sure some one will chime in with a link.
 
Yea $150 gets your boat inside their gate nothing else.

Think my biggest fear is getting it apart and not being able to get it back together or not knowing what I'm looking at when I get it apart.

As for my mechanical skills. I've changed the air filter, battery before :) That's really about it. I have a pretty good idea how to change the oil and doing that on my boat appears to be 1000 times easier.

I really wish there was a DIY class for this kind of thing. It looks like there might be West Marine has classes every 3rd saturday in clearwater on gulf to bay. I'm gonna check those out and see how it goes maybe I'll learn enough to go for it.
 
Morpheus, where are you located? I know you're on the west coast, are you near tampa airport?
 
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