Quote Originally Posted by DOCDRS View Post
NO, tightning anything should not adjust the alignment. Tightening just holds everything where it is supposed to be. If when you rotate your shaft the gap remains constant in the same place then as Al stated your shaft is not bent. But .017 is a huge misalignment. The goal is to not have more than a .002 gap anywhere around the coupler not .002 around the entire coupler, although if this were the case then if you pulled them a little closer that .002 would drop to 0 which is what is perfect. You have to prybar and tap the trunnion to free the engine mount on its mount. Once you get it free it usu moves easier.
i used a crow back and a mini sledge and pryed and beat ever direction and it would not move. ill get the pros to do it this winter, im sure mine is not the worst since i am pretty positive 90% of the boating community does not even know this should be done.