260 big bearing?? what year did they start production

[jas638]

does anyone know what year merc changed from small bearing crank to big in the 260????

[CNC_Guy]

93 I think.

[Dave Strong]

X2 on 93.

Dave

[Baja170]

Awesome, so my 93.5's should have the larger bearings on the crank. Thank you for the info!!

[bigbluechevy454]

No 95 or 96. Pretty sure 96 was first big bearing. My old 94 was small bearing motor

[Baja170]

[CNC_Guy]

Wonder if Merc had both out for awhile to use up stock?

[BUZZIN' DOZEN]

No 95 or 96. Pretty sure 96 was first big bearing. My old 94 was small bearing motor

I agree, 1995 first big bearing, I bought one new, I have 2 '93 blocks and there small. Check your serial #'s, OG367000 and up are big bearing.

[JPEROG]

It was Aug. of 95 that they were started (I waited for 2 of them) and my brother bought a 3rd. All of ours were tagged as 96'.

Joe

[superboattwin250]

I thought 96. All my motors before 96 were small bearing

[TEXAS20225]

august 95 is 96 production year it was that year of production they hit the market just my my.02

[Dave Strong]

Ya 95-96 was thinking when they went from a 14-18 bolt ft half they went big upper bearing. My memory sucks.lol

Dave

[TEXAS20225]

sucks is better then dark brown Dave

[patchesII]

Ya 95-96 was thinking when they went from a 14-18 bolt ft half they went big upper bearing. My memory sucks.lol

Dave

I thought they added the extra bolts earlier than the big bearing crank, like in 94? I've always thought the big bearing came for model year 96

[tux974]

Mercury has done things and changes so hard to put an exact finger on things, check your serial # or better yet what you actually have.... Heck they used some parts laying around for updating as needed...... Late 95-96 is what I remember.