88sunrunner
Cadet
- Joined
- Apr 27, 2010
- Messages
- 16
I have a 88 sun runner and had a small leak throug the bellows , so I figured I. Could chang the bellows and bearing myself WRONG
I have tried a 10 lb slap hammer , taping around the bearing with a chisle and using a mapp gas torch to heat up the gimbal housing around the bearing and trying again and again for two days to no avail
so I was reading on this forum about the gimble removing tool with the plate that goes on to the four bolts in the back and didn't want to buy the tool so I figured I would hire a local guy with the tool to remove the bearing and finish the job ... You know I just want to get my boat in the slip and let the summer begin
the guy came over with his fancy gimbal bearing removal tool and said he's seen em all ... Lol .. Until this one . The end of the tool just shattered leaving the bearing right where it was
now the question is what now??? What do I have to do to get this thing out short of pulling the motor and changing the housing ??HELP my wife wants to kill me
I have tried a 10 lb slap hammer , taping around the bearing with a chisle and using a mapp gas torch to heat up the gimbal housing around the bearing and trying again and again for two days to no avail
so I was reading on this forum about the gimble removing tool with the plate that goes on to the four bolts in the back and didn't want to buy the tool so I figured I would hire a local guy with the tool to remove the bearing and finish the job ... You know I just want to get my boat in the slip and let the summer begin
the guy came over with his fancy gimbal bearing removal tool and said he's seen em all ... Lol .. Until this one . The end of the tool just shattered leaving the bearing right where it was
now the question is what now??? What do I have to do to get this thing out short of pulling the motor and changing the housing ??HELP my wife wants to kill me