Alpha1 Whining still!

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acex008

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Alright, so I've replaced my U-joints, Gimbal Bearing and all the bellows. Everything went fine. The drive is still whining like crazy, especially at higher speeds. Is there a bearing in the top half of the drive that I can check and replace if needed without special tools? It's my last resort before buying a whole upper unit...
 
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Re: Alpha1 Whining still!

acex008 said:
Alright, so I've replaced my U-joints, Gimbal Bearing and all the bellows. Everything went fine. The drive is still whining like crazy, especially at higher speeds. Is there a bearing in the top half of the drive that I can check and replace if needed without special tools? It's my last resort before buying a whole upper unit...
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No.......:(
 
Don S

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Re: Alpha1 Whining still!

There are FOUR bearings in the upper. But they take special tools to do correctly.
That doesn't stop a lot of people though.
 
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Re: Alpha1 Whining still!

A good press, pullers, dial indicator, micrometers, ect. are the usual tools. Does anyone have a good single-source for this type of equipment? I would assume some of the tools to be marine specific.
 
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It takes more that that to do the job. You MUST have the special tools to set the gear heights. There are no other ways to do it.
 
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Re: Alpha1 Whining still!

Those are good words Don. Even after reading a few manuels cover to cover, I personally would not tackle that job. One, I don't have the experience, two, I don't have the tools. I was just curious where such equipment could be found. A jobbers catalogue like that would provide a few hours of great reading.
 
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You can get the special tools HERE
 
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farmboy

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Thanks Don, these guys even know how to tie a hitch.
 
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Re: Alpha1 Whining still!

Don S said:
It takes more that that to do the job. You MUST have the special tools to set the gear heights. There are no other ways to do it.
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and then you have to know how to do it. :(
 
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