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01-17-2021, 10:34 AM #1
Sportmaster/CLE question?
I have heard that you can put sportmaster internals in a CLE case, is that true? Any modifications required?
Are the sportmaster parts more robust than the CLE parts?
Thanks Stoney
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01-18-2021, 10:38 AM #2Member
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Answers per sentence:
1) yes
2) no - but CLE single driveshaft top tapered roller bearing unloads, when pinion is loaded. Therefore SM has 2 bearings in X-configuration in that location. CLE casing cannot be modified to accommodate that arrangement. However, CLE driveshaft can be modified to accommodate the two-bearing arrangement for use in an SM casing (Mercury service bulletin).
3) I did not do any NDT on the components, but would assume material properties to be the same.
Summary - you are better off with an SM.
Rgds, Wolfgang (RSA)
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The Sportmaster prop shaft would be a lot newer. My old CLE prop shaft and a Hoss Triton are on the lake bottom
Last edited by David; 01-23-2021 at 09:02 PM.
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01-18-2021, 11:35 AM #4
Thanks for the explanation wolfgangb!!
I agree, I would be much better off with a sportmaster lower, they are getting hard to find in good shape thats why I was inquiring into the CLE.
I have a Merc chopper and a sportmaster shaft in the Intercoastal canal also, it was a small shaft!
Thanks!!
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01-22-2021, 12:02 PM #5
I just put the sporty guts in a 4 bolt passage CLE, yeah everything swaps except the driveshaft is single bearing v. double bearing in the sporty.
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