Bigdave196
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Apr 13, 2009
- Messages
- 120
It appears that the gimble bearing shattered and took out the circular housing on the back of the 1997 Volvo
SX drive.:facepalm: From what I can tell, this whole part is one huge solid piece that bolts onto the transom and most likely cant be repaired. The thing i noticed this is that the bellow will not seal around the gimble bearing housing and its letting water into the bellows destroying the u-joints and gimble bearing within one season.
Any help would be great as now is about the time to start the winter preparations for storage and annual maintenance.
Is this repairable or do I need to locate a whole new transom piece. Where can I find one of these and what do these parts run? How hard is it to remove and replace?
Thank you in advance.
Dave
1997 Blue Water Monte-Carlo 21' open bow with a 5.7L "Volvo" Chevy motor. Volvo SX drive, 17* Prop Alum. TBI fuel injection.
SX drive.:facepalm: From what I can tell, this whole part is one huge solid piece that bolts onto the transom and most likely cant be repaired. The thing i noticed this is that the bellow will not seal around the gimble bearing housing and its letting water into the bellows destroying the u-joints and gimble bearing within one season.
Any help would be great as now is about the time to start the winter preparations for storage and annual maintenance.
Is this repairable or do I need to locate a whole new transom piece. Where can I find one of these and what do these parts run? How hard is it to remove and replace?
Thank you in advance.
Dave
1997 Blue Water Monte-Carlo 21' open bow with a 5.7L "Volvo" Chevy motor. Volvo SX drive, 17* Prop Alum. TBI fuel injection.
