gimble ring lower pivot pin

[mrdjflores]

ok...trying to remove the gimble ring from the gimble housing.
73 Merc 888

the lower pivot shaft has a cotter pin going through it (which of course, broke off) i figure i'm going to have to drill out the cotter pin but after that is where i'm stuck.
from the service manual, it states that pivot shaft is just pressed in, but mine looks like the bottom side of that shaft has a groove all the way across it (for an oversized screwdriver) so i was wondering if this pin is just pressed in or is it screwed in??

 

[achris]

Re: gimble ring lower pivot pin

The slot across the bottom is so it can be turned to line it up for the split pin to go though. It is pressed in, not screwed... Also you'll need to punch out the remnants of the old pin... Try to drill it and you could end up with a disaster... The pin is stainless, and split. The drill will slide to one side and as the housing is aluminium it will drill that, not the stainless.

Chris..........

 

[mrdjflores]

Re: gimble ring lower pivot pin

thanks for the info...

i don't recall seeing it, but is there an access hole in the side of the gimble housing that lines up with the cotter pin in the gimble ring?

 

[mrdjflores]

Re: gimble ring lower pivot pin

ok...i'm stumped....can't seem to get that cotter pin out....

 

[mrdjflores]

Re: gimble ring lower pivot pin

ok...got the cotter pin out!!!!!! uh, which way to i press the pivot pin out?? press out to where it comes out at the bottom, or reverse, press it out to where it comes out the top??

 

[havasuboatman]

Re: gimble ring lower pivot pin

push it out the bottom.

 

[mrdjflores]

Re: gimble ring lower pivot pin

safe to assume that i can put a little heat on it?? that pin isn't budging..and i don't wanna apply too much force on the gimble housing

thoughts?

 

[mrdjflores]

Re: gimble ring lower pivot pin

well....i broke the gimble housing....

i hope the gimble housing from a merc120 is the same as my merc888 (both are from 1973)

this sucks

 

[achris]

Re: gimble ring lower pivot pin

well....i broke the gimble housing....

i hope the gimble housing from a merc120 is the same as my merc888 (both are from 1973)

this sucks

Identical? No... From memory the difference is the exhaust relief holes. I think the V8s had the holes drilled all the way through. The in-line engines didn't.

Chris.......