A1 GEN 1 TOP CAP BEARING..

[Starcraft5834]

Noticed clicking noise in drive area last time out, in nuetral...got home ok.. pulled drive off, yoke ok, put back in, pulled top cap, bingo...see pics..top bearing broke apart, cleaned it out, main gears looked ok.... anyone replaced that bearing before?? Thanks for help, rather avoid marina rates if I can do this myself..

 

[alldodge]

anyone replaced that bearing before?? Thanks for help, rather avoid marina rates if I can do this myself..

You need to take the entire drive apart, not to replace the bearing, but to get all the little pieces which are floating around in the drive.

I have some noise coming from my Bravo drive. Took it to a shop and they found the top needle baring had come apart (smaller item then yours). They said everything else looked good and did not disassemble further. They filled the drive with different lube then I wanted so I drained. After draining lube out of the pan I noticed some metal.

Decided to buy all the tools and take the drive apart. I had teeth missing from the lower gears, good thing I did the over haul. A very small piece of metal in between the gears will break them

 

[Starcraft5834]

Thanks for info..my best bet is probably to buy entire drive replacement.....1.94 ratio short yoke, $1295... rather than buy new upper and hope lower gears don't break..

 

[alldodge]

Might be your best shot. The gears that broke on mine were in the lower, even though the original damage was in the top