fishing_fool
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"I have just replaced the gimb
"I have just replaced the gimbal and bellows on my merc 165 (pre alpha).
I took my time and everything went well- that is until I went to re-install my outdrive!
I could not get the drive to slide fully into place. I rechecked the alignment, and thought I might not have the splines lined up.
Tonight in a last ditch effort, I yanked the motor out and tried again to install the drive. still no luck. I undid the bellow, and found that the shaft is stopping in the gimbal just past the first o-ring.
I surely don't want to pound on the outdrive, but I am fast appraoching that point!!!!
Am I missing something? Do I have the wrong gimbal? it fit into the gimbal housing good.
Can someone please help!!!!"
"I have just replaced the gimbal and bellows on my merc 165 (pre alpha).
I took my time and everything went well- that is until I went to re-install my outdrive!
I could not get the drive to slide fully into place. I rechecked the alignment, and thought I might not have the splines lined up.
Tonight in a last ditch effort, I yanked the motor out and tried again to install the drive. still no luck. I undid the bellow, and found that the shaft is stopping in the gimbal just past the first o-ring.
I surely don't want to pound on the outdrive, but I am fast appraoching that point!!!!
Am I missing something? Do I have the wrong gimbal? it fit into the gimbal housing good.
Can someone please help!!!!"