Gimbal housing, gimbal ring, and bell housing

[1970 Chieftain V]

1970 L6. Original 1970 transom plate, gimbal housing, gimbal ring, and bell housing. I have read that there may be some difference between an inline and V engines with the transom plate, gimbal housing, gimbal ring, and bell housing. I want to put a newer gimbal housing on my boat so I don't have to remove the gimbal bearing to grease it. I have the oppurtunity to get an Alpha one gen 1 drive with all the associated outside parts. Do I have to change the inside transom plate also? The parts are coming off of a 1979 bramco seaswirl with a 4 cylinder engine.

Jason

 

[starsnstripers]

Re: Gimbal housing, gimbal ring, and bell housing

I have a 70 boat that has a grease fitting on the gimble housing on the side next to the transom for the gimble. A spare inner transom mount came with my boat and other parts from a 4cyl mercruiser. It looks exactly like the one in my boat thats a L6 factory. I think the new one will have the trim/tilt senders on the gimble instead of on the inside of the transom. Hopefully someone will know for sure. I'm not positive but it would be good to know incase I ever do an update. The input shaft is different in length I've read so i dont know if youd have to change it or if that changes if you use the outer gimble assy. Good luck i'll be watching this would be good info.

 

[starsnstripers]

Re: Gimbal housing, gimbal ring, and bell housing

Read the outdrive interchange post on ths forum it explains about the shaft differences anyway.

 

[1970 Chieftain V]

Re: Gimbal housing, gimbal ring, and bell housing

Read the outdrive interchange post on ths forum it explains about the shaft differences anyway.

Yes the inline engines use the short shaft. Which I have. Hopefully I can bolt all the outside stuff right up to my inner transom plate.

Jason