gimbal bearing house hit by trailer while emergent braking before red light.

[liusigou]

See attached video. Can it be fixed? Is it big project?

 

[04fxdwgi25]

Yup, the gimbal ring is busted. That ring can be replaced, but I will bet a box of donuts there is other damage in there that isn't so obvious. You didn't say what year / make / model the boat is

That gimbal assy looks like it needs to removed to be resealed, since someone just gobbed on sealant around it, probably to stop the leaking. OR (probably the case) your transom is rotted and gimbal housing gasket won't seal against it. .

 

[liusigou]

Yup, the gimbal ring is busted. That ring can be replaced, but I will bet a box of donuts there is other damage in there that isn't so obvious. You didn't say what year / make / model the boat is

That gimbal assy looks like it needs to removed to be resealed, since someone just gobbed on sealant around it, probably to stop the leaking. OR (probably the case) your transom is rotted and gimbal housing gasket won't seal against it. .

1989, 2.5L, 120hp, mercruiser. Is it a big project?

 

[dubs283]

Broken before the trailer was connected to the rig

 

[liusigou]

Broken before the trailer was connected to the rig

Sorry. I did not catch you. I will pull it to water and reload the boat to the trailer to the right place.

 

[liusigou]

Today I pulled my boat into water and outdrive works and has not yet damaged. Thank you every one

 

[alldodge]

As 04fxdwgi25 said, you have a issue with the transom otherwise the goop would not be on the transom assembly

 

[04fxdwgi25]

What is going here? Looks like gimbal ring is busted.

 

[alldodge]

That's not an issue, made that way. This allows the U bolt to tighten up around the upper steering pin

 

[04fxdwgi25]

That's not an issue, made that way. This allows the U bolt to tighten up around the upper steering pin

I think I know what you are implying (have changed a few in my years), but look closely and you can see a mismatch on it. Never seen an intact gimbal ring look like that. Or there is something there that shouldn't be there.

 

[dubs283]

Could be excess grease pushed out after years of adding to the steering shaft upper bearing cavity

 

[liusigou]

Could be excess grease pushed out after years of adding to the steering shaft upper bearing cavity

Yes. that is excess grease

 

[04fxdwgi25]

Alrighty then. Never saw that one before.