Thread: New Gimbal Bearing
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10-28-2009 06:12 PMThe top one is the missing piece. I guessed for almost 300 bucks for Merc's "puller" kit, I would have gotten that piece too. Maybe their Chinese supplier forgot to put it in.
Add to that the pro-marine description on their puller of knocking the bearing in, then engaging it and pulling it out.
.32' Fever (Off to Syracuse) and 36"Gladiator; FORD powered
Cause somebody has to!
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10-28-2009 06:24 PMThe pro one has an expanding piece to remove it..
You must have bought the basic kit. There are countless other pieces for the various drives.
I would hate to calculate what I have spent over the years
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10-28-2009 07:48 PM
jimmy can the bearing be pushed in half way and be pulled out thru the two slots 180 of each other,? i remember doing something like that at a race once,
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10-28-2009 07:57 PMThey have been loading them so you can't for a number of years now. Plus the XRs and ITS's use offset bearings.
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10-28-2009 11:49 PM
He's a place that has good prices on pullers and other tools. The OTC slide hammer with jaws is the one to get because the slide will thread into all the Mercury tools that need a slide hammer. Slide pullers near bottom of page. http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/m-12...e-hammers.aspx
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10-29-2009 01:43 AMArgh!
The bearing center came out in pieces. The outer ring is welded to the Gimbal.
Totally collapsed the Merc bar that came with the bearing puller kit.
Jim, Did you say you had to cut the bearing in these instances or just try to force a prying instrument between the bearing housing and the Gimbal?
Soaking in PB overnight. I need to round up a square steel tube like you use.
Oh, I forgot to ask, do you have the part # for the tool to crimp the retainers on the hose and shift bellows?
Calling Promarine in the morning for the other tools.
.32' Fever (Off to Syracuse) and 36"Gladiator; FORD powered
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10-29-2009 08:02 AMOffshore Racing wasn´t designed to be a spectator sport, it's for people or companies with's lots of money to push the envelope of endurance technology and hopefully put a trophy on a mantle. It's man vs the elements, not like boats with like engines running in circles.
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10-29-2009 03:34 PM
I have this puller set at home. I think I picked it up at Pepboys even.... http://www.tooltopia.com/kd-tools-41...ricegrabber_r1
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11-09-2009 07:59 AM
When I replaced mine I used a threaded rod with a big washer and nut on the bearing side, and a piece of flat stock on the bellhousing. I pulled out the bearing instead if hammering it out. Because of the very little clearance between the bearing and inner seal I just pulled the seal with the bearing. They both were in there tight, but came out easy as soon as the bearing started to move. Replaced the seals with the bearings.
I use the same threaded rod when pulling bearing races from drive housing, seems so much easier then banging with a slide hammer.
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05-03-2010 12:25 AMHas anyone found out where to getr greaseable replacement bearing?? Or are wr stuck replacing these things every 100 hrs.
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05-03-2010 12:43 PM
Driveline fun!!! Oh yeaah~
Good Idea Lake effect, some of the non-Maintained bearings are IN THERE!
Did one on an Alpha a while ago and Wow what a pain