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RICHRICH36

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Hello all. I replaced my gimbal bearing and checked alignment. I had good grease marks on the alignment tool all the way around. I installed the outdrive by pushing it by hand gently. The last 1/2 of separation I couldn’t push by hand. I was able to easily draw it in with the nuts but I want to make sure that I am not binding something up. I had zero resistance up to the last 1/2. Could that be the resistance from where the gimbal bearings meet the o rings on the shaft?
 
Did you have it in fwd and were the shift shoes lined up? Any resistance is usually felt bending the shift shoes because it was not in fwd.
 
Bt Doctur said:
Did you have it in fwd and were the shift shoes lined up? Any resistance is usually felt bending the shift shoes because it was not in fwd.
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Definately in forward and the shift lever was perfectly lined up. I could visibly see the engagement.

The shift is very smooth with no additional resistance.

I would say that a few light taps with a rubber mallet would have set it in place if that gives any idea of the amount of resistance.
 
When the alignment is perfect and everything else is normal a drive will push on to within a 1/8 inch. Not having the gimbal bearing lined up correctly may explain the 1/2 but to test this you will need to remove the nuts and see if the drive will just slip back. If it does you "aligned " the gimbal bearing with the shaft by forcing the drive on , if it dosent slide back off the alignment is still incorrect and will result in coupler failure
 
Bt Doctur said:
When the alignment is perfect and everything else is normal a drive will push on to within a 1/8 inch. Not having the gimbal bearing lined up correctly may explain the 1/2 but to test this you will need to remove the nuts and see if the drive will just slip back. If it does you "aligned " the gimbal bearing with the shaft by forcing the drive on , if it dosent slide back off the alignment is still incorrect and will result in coupler failure
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Thank you for the insight. I am going to spin the engine over a few times and see what reaistance I get pulling it off.

Upon inserting the alignment bar, I had to set the gimbal bearing a few degrees to starboard and once that was set, the bar slid right in. I took one hand pushing it in and two hands pulling it out.

Not too sure if that is a normal resistance or now.
 
Bt Doctur, thanks for mentioning to take the outdrive off. I did that and for some reason the bellows retaining ring came with it. Im thinking that may have been my resistance.

Good thing I caught that now and the bellows didnt pop off. Im a good swimmer though.
 
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