Broken gimbal housing

[Norm2u]

I took my boat in because the gimbal bearing went out on a bravo3 drive. I took it in to the local dealer and while removing the out drive they broke the gimbal housing by using a chisel to pry on the drive it appears low where the metal gets thin. They claimed this would of happened no matter who removed it and that they can not be responsible for it breaking. I don't have any experience with removing these so is this a common problem when the bearing is seized and who should be responsible.

 

[rodbolt]

Re: Broken gimbal housing

only time a gimbal bearing fails is from lack of maint.
I personnally have never broken a gimbal housing trying to remove a drive.
I have cut the shaft behind the coupler,removed the engine and driven the bearing and shaft assy out from the engine box side of the transom.
gimbal bearing failure is almost always a sign of lack of proper maint.
do you have the drive pulled yearly,like its supposed to?
do you have the bellows changed at least every third season,like its supposed to?
ask them to at least sell you the part at dealer cost.
but yes, sometimes when its corroded together ya gotta break something.