[alberg30] engine alignment

[RABBIT649 at aol.com]

From: RABBIT649 at aol.com

There is away to avoid all this by substituting money: Vetus sells the PSS 
shaft coupling, a kind of simplified CV joint that allows full, vibration 
free transmission of power with 15 degree off axis alignment. Costs about 
$250 last time I looked.
Paul
Ashwagh #23
P.S. Thanks for the procedure, though, Dick. I saved it for future reference.
In a message dated 1/19/00 11:27:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
daf at mobiletel.com writes:

> From: Dick Filinich <daf at mobiletel.com>
>  
>  Kevin:By request from Lee I'll put on for all,this will be a bit lenghty
>  for those not interested move on.
>  1.never try to align engine with vessel out of water,boats flex and
>  twist,in water boats settle.
>  2.you need 2 people,wrenches for motor mount bolts,coupling bolts and a
>  set of mechanics feeler gauges(blade type)you will also need a way to
>  pick up the engine just enough to slide shims in mounts when
>  needed.Small hydraulic jack from auto trunk,2x4 wood stud on top of 2x4
>  laid on floor in front of engine,or brute strength,leverage is better.
>  3.use only metal plate for shim material,aluminum can be worked with
>  homeshop tools,hand held jig saw,find a diesel engine repair co.and see
>  if they have shim material comes in rolled sheets of different
>  thicknesses such as .010 thousanths of an inch etc.they might have some
>  left over without having to buy rolls.Shim material is cut with tin
>  snips.Find some scrap alum.plate and cut pieces into rectangles of about
>  3"x4" and along the 4"side cut slots a bit larger than the mount bolts
>  in to half the width of the plate.Start with 4 pieces 1/4 " and four of
>  1/8 "and slot all pieces.
>  4.Unbolt coupling and pull shaft back it should drop down just a bit,now
>  check where your shaft is centered in stuffing box packing,by moving
>  shaft around and turning it until you get the the feel that the shaft is
>  centered and not in a bind.
>  5.If any material that is compressible or will rot away like wood remove
>  it,as shim material.
>  6.Pull couplings together with shaft centered and check how high engine
>  has to come to get couplings together (measure on top of flange
>  difference in heights).Add shims to bring engine up till flanges are
>  close to same height.Look at coupling from the side view if top of
>  coupling is closer than bottom then add shim material to rear of engine

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