Trans/Driveshaft Alignment Help

I feel you should check the shaft and the strut for straightness. Some thing besides the prop was damaged. Pete

al, couldnt of said it better

with mis-alignment, there is always a bind on the shaft, it follows as you turn the shaft with the shaft bolted, if your shaft is bent the gap you see will rotate and open at different points, if you think you have mis-alignment the gap will stay in the same spot.
you must do this in order, mis alignment is not kind to borg warners or any other transmission, mis-alignment causes MAJOR damage what i mean by major is $1000.00 plus damage. alignment is the last and most critical thing you do, from my point of view there is nothing more important on a boat than alignment, but from my point of view i love the guys that dont check it, keeps me busy... it is hard to knock a boat out of alignment. but time and wear will cause M-A. inspect the drive line(shaft, prop, trans output, strut) then go to your alignment. truly the correct way to check alignment is in the water after the boat sits for 24 hours but due to circumstances you probably have to do it on the trailer. on some of the larger boats i work on with 6 or 8 ' shafts i have to pull the trans and send it to the machine shop just for this reason because the output bearings spin in the bore and take the case out. it is a m-f-er were talking 4 or 5 days from start to finish, but M-A is just as crucial on any boat

from your picture i see horizontal and vertical adjustment, obviously you have the up and down figured out with the 1 1/8 nuts.
for side to side youll have to loosen that nut and bolt closest to the trans and that unclamps the mount, it is round and slides in and out, take a close look, you have to loosen both sides and move it accordingly. if you dont understand pleas give me a call and i will explain 877-369-6693   eric

you may have to use a chisel or screwdriver to spred the slot, loosen the clamp bolt and you will see a slot in the same general area, im not one to use screwdrivers this way but it is the best tool to use for it, tap it into the slot and it will open it up for you making it much easier to grt your side to side

The Snap-On guy can breath easy. I pulled it off without breaking anything but a sweat. However, I am still .005" out of alignment. Seems like when I get it right it shifts slightly when I tighten everything back down. What is a safe tolerance?