Gimbal housing seal gone bad

[89Sea]

Hi,

I have a 89 Seaswirl with a 5.8 OMC cobra. I am in the process of repairing the lower shift cable and want to replace the gimbal housing seal (not the bearing seal). Does anyone know where I could get this part online?

The problem I am having is water leaking into the bilge area. I suspect the gimbal housing seal is leaking because I have replaced the U-joint bellows and other seals. I have the outdrive off and was wondering how would I go about repairing the gimbal housing seal. Do I have to pull the motor?

Thanks

 

[proshadetree]

Re: Gimbal housing seal gone bad

The seal between the housing and the transom, yep engine has to come out.I got a transom kit off of ebay. Check that wood while it is out mine was rotten as crud

 

[Bondo]

Re: Gimbal housing seal gone bad

Check that wood while it is out mine was rotten as crud

Ayuh,... That's the most common reason for that gasket to Fail...