Do I need a bigger ATV to pull my gimbel bearing?

[bamadave]

Re: Do I need a bigger ATV to pull my gimbel bearing?

Hey Spiderman, start a new thread to get the results you're looking for. No hijacking allowed. lol.

 

[wil7483]

Re: Do I need a bigger ATV to pull my gimbel bearing?

Never seen it done. I do have the Climers manual and some other literature that I have found.

I hope you are using that Clymers manual as a place to plant your backside to keep from getting dirty. It aint worth much else. Get an OEM manual for your drive. I had Clymer and Selocs and found out first hand how inaccurate they are and sold them all.

 

[spydermann11]

Re: Do I need a bigger ATV to pull my gimbel bearing?

The Clymer manual is also good for wiping off the hands, it beats using my pant leg.

 

[nateerb]

Re: Do I need a bigger ATV to pull my gimbel bearing?

Hello everyone,

Nothing to add here, just my gimbal bearing story.

Last night I tried numerous hillbilly methods to get out the gimbal bearing holder. The following methods do not work:

- Prying with a screwdriver. Screwdriver will bust and send flying shard into your face area.
- Prying with a larger bar. Fulcrum was the gimbal ring, a $450 item I pictured cracking so didn't put any real muscle into it.
- Drilling and cutting. It will take forever, get metal shards all over the place, and not be sucessful before the sun goes down.
- Standing there with friend drinking beer looking at it. The bearing did not budge with this method either.

Came home and searched here. What worked was going to AutoZone and getting the slide hammer / 3-jaw puller. That took 3 minutes to assemble and 30 seconds to remove the bearing. Cost free when I return it ($85 deposit).

Boat is freshwater 1979 Lund with a 470. I am putting an SE106 generic stern drive on it. Family boat with sentimental value, hope to get a couple more years out of the 470 and cheap replacement drive.

Thank you iboats forums. Back to the marina to finish up!

 

[nateerb]

Re: Do I need a bigger ATV to pull my gimbel bearing?

Also, I concur about the Clymer manual. It does come in handy to kneel on when on asphalt. Never enough cardboard around.

 

[spydermann11]

Re: Do I need a bigger ATV to pull my gimbel bearing?

Hey, the Clymer manual may not be perfect but it may make a great Duraflame replacement when I am done wiht the project.

 

[buggiedad_67]

Re: Do I need a bigger ATV to pull my gimbel bearing?

what cha think is in the outhouse beats a corncobb

 

[outboardnut]

Re: Do I need a bigger ATV to pull my gimbel bearing?

heavy duty slide hammer with 3 jaws is the way to go

I went to autozone too.........but they didn't have one for sale or in their loan a tool

I sucked up my pride and went to a local boat shop and bribed them to pull it. He had a heavy duty three jaw slide hammer.....took longer to get the hammer into place than actual knocking it around

About 10-15 real good solid whacks and she came

 

[bamadave]

Re: Do I need a bigger ATV to pull my gimbel bearing?

I hope you got them to install the bearing while you were there. It would make your life easier.

 

[outboardnut]

Re: Do I need a bigger ATV to pull my gimbel bearing?

Ya......
He had a homemade installer tool for that.......and I just paid him to pop it in real fast tool.

It was the color off of a piece of fiberglass oilfield flow line casing.

Worked pretty slick.......and you don't have to worry so much about boogering your bearing up. The glass gives a little and absorbs some of the shock too.

I can't get over how darn quiet this rig runs now.