Question about a replacement lower unit

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by moneyhole

Hey guys, Has anyone ever bought and ran a lower unit or complete stern drive for that matter, from Stern Drive Engineering? After pulling my lower unit, the raw water impeller was bad, so bad it won't come off the driveshaft even using emory cloth, so I check out their web site. $700 and a 3 yr warranty sounds like the route I should go.
Has anyone purchased their products? Let me know if you have and give me your rating opinion. One of you had mentioned the company in a past thread to me, so I checked them out.
Thanks for past help and suggestions. This forum is turning into my boat Bible. lol

If that's all that's wrong w/it, I bet one of the more advanced wrenches we're blessed with around here will come along and tell ya how to get that impeller off, replaced and back in the water...what kind of stern drive you got?...hope it works out for you!!...

[spareparts]

SWTar using two prybars, one on each side, if that doesn't work, cut the rubber part off the impeller, then you can use a chisel to move hte sleeve of the impeller off the shaft. I've had to cut a couple off, just used a zip wheel and was real careful, even if you do go thru, theres not much there that requires a perfect surface(seal surface is below it)

[RidgeRunner]

I had a hard time getting the impeller off the driveshaft of my friends 2 yr old Yamaha. It was all plastic/rubber. Keep at it, like Spare said, even if you have to cut it off the shaft. BTW- If all else fails I hear that the lowers that Stern Drive Engineering are producing are holding up well, and the price is crazy low compared to new OEM.

[moneyhole]

I have tried the two flat bars, but got to thinking, why bother when the cav. plate & a large piece of the flat aluminum has been cracked ans JB welded...It's junk

[moneyhole]

I also have a 6 cylinder core (complete motor) Chev 250 with a cracked manifold / but with elbow I'd like to sell.....I'll post it under the classified section with pics. Can ya'll give me a ballpark figure, knowing she'll need rebuilding, of what it's worth including the flywheel, but minus carb (manifold to pan) - I'm running the carb on the rebuilt replacement (was done b4 I got it) and I have a couple of outdrives one Alpha and one real old one I'll post. I just think a new lower unit will give me a piece of mind since I took a beating from a horse trader & haven't even put her in the water yet....fishin is here, now!!

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by moneyhole

I have tried the two flat bars, but got to thinking, why bother when the cav. plate & a large piece of the flat aluminum has been cracked ans JB welded...It's junk

Yeah, well now yer tellin' us the whole story, yer probably right...fasten a length of heavy chain and long rope to it and hold your boat in place w/it...I think it's called an anchor...