Re: Transom Assembly Woo's
I got up early this morning and bagged some leaves and then headed to the Wellcraft. 1st on the agenda was to install the new gimbal bearing. Went to Autozone and borrowed a slide hammer/3 jaw puller. Had to pay $80.00 deposit but that was okay with me as long as it did the job. Got back home and went to work. Took a few attempts before I got the hang of what the heck I was doing. Finally, old gimbal bearing was laying on the ground. I took a moment to stand there with my chest out feeling all proud before I then cleaned up the gimbal housing and prepared it for the new bearing.
So, after getting the gimbal housing all cleaned, I then set forth with installing the new bearing. This really wasn't what I had in store for my morning. I made really slow progress at first but then it came to me that I could use the slide hammer to install it. I reversed the clamp on it and that made it sit perfectly inside the bearing opening. Four good wacks with the slide and it was perfectly seated. My neighbor then came outside and said that I could place the bearing in the freezer for about two hours and then it would go right in. A little for that! After shooting about 40 squirts of oil into it I was sure that it was well lubricated and I could then proceed to something else.
Now it was time to install the new trim position sender and trim limit switches. I finally got the wires situated correctly in the opening and tightened the screws back and was ready for something else.
Next on the agenda was to install the new shifter assembly and shift cable. This took me a minute to do but once I got the idea of how everything was supposed to go it actually turned out pretty easy.
Getting the new cable to thread correctly was a pain in the behind but otherwise it all went fairly well.
Lastly, I started installing my new bellows. Spent about an hour sanding and cleaning the surfaces to insure a good bond. The shift cable bellows was a little troublesome at first but then it became a cakewalk. I plan on letting the adhesive dry overnight before attaching the bellhousing. Besides, I was expecting to receive the new water intake tube but it didn't come today. If it arrives tomorrow then I will finish up the installation. If not I will drive to Destin and buy one locally.
So this is where we stand until tomorrow I guess.
So since this my 1st attempt at this I am sure I made some mistakes. Please feel free to point out whatever you see that may be wrong so I will know what I need to fix before finishing up tomorrow.