gimbal bearing

[FREEMAN77]

ok I need to put a new gimbal bearing in I got the lower unit off and now I am trying to get the old bearing out is there an easy way to do it with out buying the tool? or is there someone with the toll I can rent from them? please let me know.

[Big Dave]

We used a bar to turn the bearing so it is sideways in the mount and turn it so it lined up with the two notches in the housing. Put a rope through the bearing and popped it out. Popped the new one in and checked the alinement of the bearing and the coupler. If you wipe the grease off you can see and feel the notches in the housing. Its like a pillow block or flange bearing assembly.

[fish-on]

Dent puller does the trick too. make sure you put it in staight, drive it home till it stops.

[Jack]

This link might help.

Good Luck !

jt

http://www.mercstuff.com/gimbalbearing.htm

[Big Dave]

Thanks Jack that vidio helped us out alot last week. Ours was starting to go , so I got the parts. The first day were out to the bar it got realy loud. Ours was in backwards and we barrowed a puller and got it in . Big differance Thanks.

[Jack]

Glad it helped !!