Alpha One Gen II Chipped Gimbal Housing

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ffboating

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I have a 1994 Sea Ray 180 bow rider with a 4.3 MerCruiser and an Alpha One Gen II drive. While removing the old gimbal bearing I managed to chip off a piece of the housing in the space behind the bearing where the seal goes. I then patched the hole with J-B Stik Weld and sanded it smooth. Will this be a problem now or even sometime down the road? Does the housing have to be replaced or will it be ok? Thanks

Chipped Housing...
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JB Weld Patch...
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Re: Alpha One Gen II Chipped Gimbal Housing

First of all that is not really a seal, just a shield to contain excess grease. From the pictures I would say you are good to go. As long as the gimbal brg. seats properly and you can get the boot to clamp and seal I would not worry about it.
Clean the corrosion out of the shift cable tube.
 
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Re: Alpha One Gen II Chipped Gimbal Housing

Sounds good thank you! Just curious, whats involved in changing the housing? Does the motor have to come out?
 
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