Today's Gimbal Ring Repair....

[Shlbyntro]

Brought to you by the letter "C"

 

[HST4ME]

Good payday right there.

 

[guest hs]

Are you doing the plug kits to access the swivel shaft?

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

Zing!

 

[bocco]

Feel free to fill in details. What's up with the pieces that look cut off?

 

[Shlbyntro]

Feel free to fill in details. What's up with the pieces that look cut off?

They're cut off Lol. Gimbal rings were garbage and both stbd side hinge pins were frozen. To save the bell housings I decided to cut the gimbal rings that were already being replaced and then I was able to put the bell housings in a vise where I was able to put heat to them and then break them free with a 5ft long pipe wrench.

Are you doing the plug kits to access the swivel shaft?

Window kits.

 

[guest hs]

They're cut off Lol. Gimbal rings were garbage and both stbd side hinge pins were frozen. To save the bell housings I decided to cut the gimbal rings that were already being replaced and then I was able to put the bell housings in a vise where I was able to put heat to them and then break them free with a 5ft long pipe wrench.


Window kits. View attachment 839821

Gotcha

 

[H2O]

been there, done that, got a whacker now, nuff said.....

 

[H2O]

PS - JR Marine is a solid guy, with excellent parts and tools for gimbal repair, and a great resource for the DIY'er.
http://www.jrmarine.com/products/gimbal_repair.htm

 

[Rondog4405]

Cha-ching!!

 

[guest hs]

PS - JR Marine is a solid guy, with excellent parts and tools for gimbal repair, and a great resource for the DIY'er.
http://www.jrmarine.com/products/gimbal_repair.htm

JR Marine = Ron Bender he use to bring in his Taz Manian Devil boat in to us before the 08 market crash. It had two H.P. 500’s on the sides and an 800 hp blower motor in the center. I think the boat was an Outerlimits. We got some of the first kits he made when he started manufacturing them. He use to make hundreds of after market parts for Harley Davidson motorcycles. He is one hell of a nice guy and very smart. I haven’t seen him for a while, but every time I see one of those plate kits I think about him

 

[lbhsbz]

Looks like an expensive pain in the ass...he shoulda bought an outboard

 

[Shlbyntro]

This is just the backend, I'm doing a new helm, steering cable, control box, and throttle shift cables as well.

Stbd engine also needs a coupler. Hes on the fence about doing it now or trying to get another season out of it.


Also, Chriscraft doesnt do outboards