Signs of a bad Gimbal bearing?

[bobafett]

What are the signs of a bad gimbal bearing without lower unit removal?<br />What are the signs of bad u joints without removal?

 

[crazy charlie]

Re: Signs of a bad Gimbal bearing?

Without removing the outdrive the signs you will get are the ones you will hear.Then it is waaaay too late.With the drive off you put your fingers on the bearing and see if it moves smoothly.If you are not sure if it is bad and cant get the drive off ,then pump a bunch of grease in it and dont use the rig much until you can check the right way.Charlie

 

[tommays]

Re: Signs of a bad Gimbal bearing?

noise <br /><br />but nothing is as good as removeing a few bolts and checking<br /><br />tommays

 

[Don S]

Re: Signs of a bad Gimbal bearing?

You have several posts going on probably the same thing, noises, overheating, clanking, etc. Bearings and ujoints, gears, all make different noises at different stages of being bad.<br />Since you know nothing about what you are doing, you are going to need a manual. Without it, you will have things all messed up.<br />Here is a link to the Mercruiser Alpha I service manual.<br />Move your cursor over the cover and index pages to find the links to the sections.<br /><br /> http://www.boatfix.com/merc/Servmanl/6/6covr3.pdf