After replacing the oil seal in the drive shaft housing and after reassembly, I have about .006 end play in the drive yoke shaft. Is this typical? I torqued the yoke nut to specs of 7 lb. in. and the bearing spacer was moving<br />freely as called for in the Merc Manual. The ring nut is also...
Can anyone advise on the use of the stainless<br />swivel pin that I see at hillmarine.com.<br />Seems like a no brainer and it is priced<br />less than OEM part 98230A1.I have a broken gimbal<br />ring and need to replace swivel pin too because of <br />pitting around the seal area of the...
Can anyone help with indentification of a<br />standard gimbal ring vs. a high performance gimbal<br />ring for a 96 Bravo III ? If you look at Mercruisers<br />exploded views, the lower left ear is smaller and has less material than the lower right ear. I think <br />by having this strange...
Just replaced coupler,[lotta work], only to discover <br />cracked gimbal ring at the upper swivel shaft.I am thinking of doing it myself to meet our vacation plans for Lake Powell. I know I would need a hinge pin tool and from what I have read, it looks like<br />one has to drill 1-1/8" holes...
