Eaton Brackets

[gortch]

I am aware that more metal needs to be removed from the Alt bracket to clear the WP pulley, in the future this will be done.

Marauder Rick has also told me he had to shim the tensioner with two washers to get it centered on the belt. Has anyone else had that or other problems?

Gortch

[ImpalaSlayer]

I am aware that more metal needs to be removed from the Alt bracket to clear the WP pulley, in the future this will be done.

Marauder Rick has also told me he had to shim the tensioner with two washers to get it centered on the belt. Has anyone else had that or other problems?

Gortch

dont know if i ever told you but yes i had to shim the tensioner a littler bit also to get it to center on the belt

[65DOHCStang]

Same - shimmed tensioner.

[Marauder Rick]

i just used two washers as spacers on each post (6 washers total) and all was fine. The washers collectively add approx. 1/8", which is perfect

[tjl006]

I had to shim mine to. The problem is though it gets tight when you try to remove the breaker bar from the belt tensioner it gets jammed betewwen the tensioner and the fan shroud.

[gortch]

TJ, I don't understand what you are talking about?

[gortch]

Are all of you using two washers under the tensioner?

Gortch

[ImpalaSlayer]

I had to shim mine to. The problem is though it gets tight when you try to remove the breaker bar from the belt tensioner it gets jammed betewwen the tensioner and the fan shroud.

yeah that is a pita. nothing to do with the brackets though

[tjl006]

TJ, I don't understand what you are talking about?
The tensioner is close to the fan shroud, when you put the belt on it is hard to remove the breaker bar from the tensioner beacuse it get stuck between the tensioner and the fan shroud.

[gortch]

I hope more people reply I am trying to figure out if they have always needed shimmed or just a few. I hate to make a change and then have it be wrong.

Gortch

[DTUB]

I hope more people reply I am trying to figure out if they have always needed shimmed or just a few. I hate to make a change and then have it be wrong.

Gortch
I ended up taking a 1/16" off the top leg. Didn't know others were having issues, just figured it was my setup.

[jdenning002]

Would these work on a Lincoln Avaitor?

I thought I heard someone did an Eaton swap on an avaitor already...??

[ImpalaSlayer]

Would these work on a Lincoln Avaitor?

I thought I heard someone did an Eaton swap on an avaitor already...??

if the timing covers are the same i dont see why not.

[65DOHCStang]

I don't think the timing covers are the same.

[jdenning002]

I thought I heard someone did an Eaton swap on an avaitor already...??
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/images/misc/progress.gif
Anybody???

[65DOHCStang]

Here's the Aviator front cover.

http://cas07.businessflow.ms/Current/media/item_image_sheet.aspx?domain=l kqonline.com&item_guid=0565fa55-62a1-43a3-826a-569902f73ba6

[ImpalaSlayer]

yep, definitely different. uses a 3 bolt tensioner

[jdenning002]

so a timing cover swap would be necessary... I wonder if everything else would work out... hood clearance, etc...

[ImpalaSlayer]

so a timing cover swap would be necessary... I wonder if everything else would work out... hood clearance, etc...

did you just buy an aviator?

[jdenning002]

I am considering buying one....

I'd like to do an eaton swap on it later on...

[65DOHCStang]

You also will need to change the balancer. The Marauder has a special balancer that is also different from the Aviator (and earlier Cobras and 03/04 Mach 1s).

[ImpalaSlayer]

You also will need to change the balancer. The Marauder has a special balancer that is also different from the Aviator (and earlier Cobras and 03/04 Mach 1s).

i dont think so, it looks identical to the mm's

[65DOHCStang]

I looked for several weeks for a balancer that has the same puller bolt pattern as the Marauder/03-04 Cobra/Lightning. The puller bolt holes are on about a 3.2" center while the other 4.6s are on about a 2.8" center. I had a guy measure the Aviator balancer for me and it's the same as the 96-01 Cobra - 2.8" bolt pattern. The Marauder definitely has a unique balancer. The others also don't have the machined flat spots at the bolt holes the Marauder/03-04 Cobra/Lightning do.

[ImpalaSlayer]

I looked for several weeks for a balancer that has the same puller bolt pattern as the Marauder/03-04 Cobra/Lightning. The puller bolt holes are on about a 3.2" center while the other 4.6s are on about a 2.8" center. I had a guy measure the Aviator balancer for me and it's the same as the 96-01 Cobra - 2.8" bolt pattern. The Marauder definitely has a unique balancer. The others also don't have the machined flat spots at the bolt holes the Marauder/03-04 Cobra/Lightning do.

interesting.