nwboater45
Petty Officer 3rd Class
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- Sep 6, 2012
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I have an Alpha 1 outdrive that I cannot get the gimbal bearing to budge. I have tried everything I can think of or read. First I just tried the rear axle bearing remover from Autozone which has a 5 pound slide hammer. I have got enough BP Blaster to sink the boat. I have gone through the thread below and have tried most of those options as you can see by the photos. I have drilled holes and tried the slide hammer plus I have also heated it up with a propane torch and nothing. In the photo with the plate steel I had 2 3/4" tube steel with support and ended up bending the tube steel. I have cranked so hard I was affraid of breaking the housing.
Has anyone ever broken the housing using these methods? I may re-rig it and try it again. May even try to drill a few more hole.
My last resort would be to take the bearing out of the retainer ring and then just cut the retainer ring out. Since I have all those holes in it anyways it looks like my best option right now.
Anyone have any other ideas for a desperate boater?
Thanks
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=364003
Has anyone ever broken the housing using these methods? I may re-rig it and try it again. May even try to drill a few more hole.
My last resort would be to take the bearing out of the retainer ring and then just cut the retainer ring out. Since I have all those holes in it anyways it looks like my best option right now.
Anyone have any other ideas for a desperate boater?
Thanks
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=364003