gimbal bearing help please???
Submitted by Dreamtime on Mon, 2014-07-21 16:15
hey guys well the time has come to replace the gimbal bearing on my mercruiser 6.2l mpi. just wondering if anyone knows how hard it is to do? and any info at all really as I have never taken a leg off an inboard before. I cant imagine it would be too much harder besides for lifting the bravo 3 leg on and off(guessing that will take 2-3 blokes)which looks big and real heavy lol lucky im a 25 year old scaffolder. there is even a full esky and a bbq to dig into if anyone that knows what they are doing that could supervise me do it, and a carton to take home. thanks in advance for any info. cheers Jamie
z00m
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Hey Jamie, when doing the
Hey Jamie, when doing the gimbal bearing you'll be replacing the drive shaft bellows at least as well. Go for one of the kits that has the bearing, drive shaft, shift and exhaust belows as well. There are some specialised tools required as well.
If you look at forums.iboats.com/forum/engine-repair-and-maintenance/mercruiser-i-o-inboard-engines-outdrives there are two topics at the top of that forum that have links to what is required and also some do's and don'ts for the DIYer.
Dreamtime
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cheers
thanks mate found something in there that I had heard about before. something about a service manual so might just get one of those and cook my new book a bbq.
hardyakker
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How did you go mate? I took
How did you go mate? I took the leg off mine today an it looks shithouse in there! Any tips?
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