5.0l
/ 305 cid / 5.7l / 350 cid ENGINES
SERVICE MANUAL NUMBER 24
Cleaning and Inspection
1.
2.
3.
Inspect splines in drive plate or coupler for wear.
Check flywheel ring gear for worn and missing teeth.
Clean mating surfaces of flywheel and crankshaft. Remove any burrs. Mating surfaces
must be clean bare metal.
Installation
NOTE: Pilot bushing can be reused. The pilot bushing can be removed without damage by
filling pilot bushing cavity with grease, then inserting an old transmission input shaft in bore
of bushing and hitting it with a hammer. This will create hydraulic pressure in pilot bushing
cavity that should force bushing out.
1.
Install flywheel while aligning dowel hole in flywheel with dowel in crankshaft. Apply
Loctite 27131 to threads of flywheel bolts. Torque bolts in sequence to 75 lb-ft (100 Nm).
2.
Check flywheel runout as follows:
a. Attach a dial indicator to engine block.
b. Take readings around outer edge of flywheel. Push in on flywheel to remove crank-
shaft end play.
c. Maximum runout - .008 in. (0.203 mm).
b
a
c
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4
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6
2
3
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a - Dial Indicator
b - Push Flywheel and Crankshaft Forward as Far as It Will Go When Taking
Reading
c - Torque Sequence
Index
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Product Specification
Categories | Mercury MerCruiser Manuals |
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Tags | Mercury MerCruiser 305 CID, Mercury MerCruiser 350 CID |
Model Year | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
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