Outdrive not working

[SuperMiguel]

I removed the outdrive from my boat to change the gimbal on it.. and now the outdrive wont move, its like the shaft is stuck... is there some kind of security mechanism that would prevent the shaft from moving? Thanks

 

[Don S]

Re: Outdrive not working

What are you working on?
What do you mean won't move? Left and right? Up and down? fwd. and rev.?
What shaft?

 

[Fishermark]

Re: Outdrive not working

And what gimbal did you replace? Gimbal bearing? Gimbal ring? Something else?

 

[SuperMiguel]

Re: Outdrive not working

both the bearing and the ring, and that part that wont move is i think is called the Yoke is that part that goes into the engine coupling



the part this guy is holding with his hands

 

[Don S]

Re: Outdrive not working

Yes, it's called a yoke, Do you mean that it won't turn when the guy holding it tries to turn it by hand, or that it won't turn while on the boat and the shaft in the coupler.
If the latter, look through the gimbal bearing into the coupler and see if the spline are still in the coupler.

 

[SuperMiguel]

Re: Outdrive not working

the couple ir brand new, and it wont turn by hand

 

[Don S]

Re: Outdrive not working

If you can't turn that shaft by hand, you have big time drive problems.
Disassemble and inspection of the drive is the next step.

 

[SuperMiguel]

Re: Outdrive not working

If you can't turn that shaft by hand, you have big time drive problems.
Disassemble and inspection of the drive is the next step.

When i removed it to replace the gimbal by mistake i removed all the drive oil.. Will it still turn if it has no oil???