removed outdrive and gimbal bearing came out too

[Cptkid570]

Removed my Alpha 1 (gen 1) outdrive today. The gimbal bearing came out too... Is this common?

I changed the gimbal bearing not too too long ago (last summer). Does the fact that it came out when I took the outdrive off mean that I maybe didn't install it correctly?

The driveshaft does has some light surface rust on it (not from a current water leak.. had to change the bellows last summer when i changed the gimbal bearing)... I'm thinking that maybe the fact that the driveshaft wasn't real clean may have something to do with it..

When I reinstall the driveshaft, I'm going to go ahead a put a new gimbal bearing in just in case I messed up the current one.

Any opinions?

 

[Don S]

Re: removed outdrive and gimbal bearing came out too

Made sure you have new orings on the shaft, and lube the shaft at the orings.

 

[Cptkid570]

Re: removed outdrive and gimbal bearing came out too

I'm thinking that maybe I didn't.. probably what helped the driveshaft stick to the gimbal.