I have my Cobra outdrive off and just turned out an OMC alignment bar. It slides in easily through the gimbal bearing and all the way into the coupler, but not as easily as I think it should. I have a feeling this is caused by the gimbal bearing misalignment because the engine wasn't pulled...
I have a 19' Bayliner Capri Cuddy with a 5.0 Liter, V8 OMC cobra engine and Cobra outdrive. I can supply model numbers if necessary. The boat if from 1988 or 1989. Being my first year with this boat, I would like to know how to remove the outdrive to grease the gimbal bearing and universal...