- Location
- Rowley, MA
I just finished up rebuilding my pump with a new Solas mag. I put the pump in, and with a little manipulation, got it aligned. Then the midshaft slid right in and both pins were perfectly aligned. Now I am dropping the motor in and notice the 4 mounting bolts have a much smaller diameter than the holes in the motor bed plates. Should there be some sort of bushings in here to remove any play between the bolts and motor bed plates? There werent any bushings or shims when I took the motor out. Also, when I drop the motor in and center the mounting holes to the motor mounts, the midshaft coupler seems to be pretty well aligned, but it is hard to tell if it is dead on. How do you typically measure the the alignment between the motor and midshaft? and how much room for error is there since there is that rubber puck bushing between the two?