JET INSTALLATION HELP PLEASE!!!!

[River Runner]

I rebuilt my jet and now I am trying to reinstall it. I have been messing with this f'n thing for about an 2 hours now and it looks perfectly lined up but it is caught on the bell housing it wont slip past!:grumble: I have about 1/2" to get the rest in, but it just wont go!! If anyone has any advice to get this think in I would greatly appreciate it and will owe who ever get this thing in a 30 pack of whatever you want!! Please help!

 

[460]

Pics???????????

Im confused when you say bell housing. Thats on the back of the motor. Are you talking about the transom adapter?

 

[River Runner]

let me know what you think?

 

[460]

the piece that is comming off the motor can it be removed? Alot of times you have to get the drive line ligned up just right for it to mesh.

 

[Yellowboat]

I see you have a 3 point set up, where one of the motor mounts hooks up to the jet pump. a engine hoist on the back of the motor will lift it just enough for it to slid in.

 

[460]

I see you have a 3 point set up, where one of the motor mounts hooks up to the jet pump. a engine hoist on the back of the motor will lift it just enough for it to slid in.

Nice find i just saw that. Im sure that will do it.

 

[River Runner]

I unfortunately am not at my house, i am at the river. I loosened up the housing lifted it up and got the metal lip in but the rubber is now holding it up and it seems no matter how hard i push it will not go in. I literally have 1/2" or less to get in and it just wont go. came out like hot butter not so much now.

 

[FASTJTBT144]

check for crap in the spline the can be a pain sometime clean real good jack the motor around a bit should go in
is your pump bolted down from pics it doesnt look like it

 

[90 Laveycraft]

Rotate the motor or jet....to align the splines in the shaft.

 

[River Runner]

they are already aligned, the rubber piece is caught on the housing. i can see it start to bunch up the more i push.

 

[River Runner]

i am getting so irritated with this thing i am about to back it into a wall just to push it the last little bit.

 

[90 Laveycraft]

You cannot see spline to spline....rotate the motor as you insert.

 

[Yellowboat]

have you tried putting wieght on the front of the motor? that might work in lue of the engine hoist ( best method) just don't stand on the crank... bad mojo.

 

[90 Laveycraft]

I rebuilt my jet and now I am trying to reinstall it. I have been messing with this f'n thing for about an 2 hours now and it looks perfectly lined up but it is caught on the bell housing it wont slip past!:grumble: I have about 1/2" to get the rest in, but it just wont go!! If anyone has any advice to get this think in I would greatly appreciate it and will owe who ever get this thing in a 30 pack of whatever you want!! Please help!

Key words - " I rebuilt my jet".
Please define this, any parts replaced, bearings changed, driveshaft switched.

 

[digger]

You need to lift the back of the motor somehow, use a 2x4 or something to pry it up. Dont forget your intake gasket.

 

[River Runner]

gave up, thanks for all the help though guys. I am going to have Bad Attitude Boats pick it up on Monday and put the jet in. I have to go back to California tomorrow morning and just feel like hanging out got the rest of the night.

 

[McRib]

if the rubber part is bunching up did you try and lube it with something????