Volvo Penta SX Gimbal Bearing & Bellows Replacement

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2 жыл бұрын

In this video, I researched some things that other videos never covered and explained them here. You only need one type of grease. You do not need 3 different greases. I explain why there isn't a gasket on 95+ SX due to redesign. I spent hours researching this. I prefer greaseable gimbal bearings. I went by the service manual and forum opinions for sealants and torques. I hope this will help you with your parts replacements.
I used sierra kit 18-2772-1 which included gimbal bearing, exhaust bellow, u-joint bellow and o-rings. Walmart had the best price.
The seal was #18-8349
I used Sierra grease 18-9200.
Alignment tool: Whoya Products Gimbal Bearing, Engine Alignment Tool for Mercruiser Alpha, Bravo, OMC
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@handyandy2112

It looks like you're working on my boat! I have the exact same year, same color, same matching trailer. Mines a 96 Horizon 190 with the 5.7 GL. She'll do 57 mph on a smooth lake. I've had her since 2002. Awesome boat!!

@higginsoutdoors1224 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video! For future reference once you get the nuts started you can just tighten the center two down and it’ll suck the drive on. Just make sure nothing is catching. Once you can start threading the nuts it’s generally safe though.

@MrDubaux3 2 жыл бұрын

Doing this on my 94 4.3, at the moment, what a pain in the a getting bellows on. Thanks for the tip.

@davidseagle2806 Жыл бұрын

Nice job with the video. I've paid a shop twice to do this (poor job), but I'll do it myself next time. Thanks

@gregbolles7170

Important Note: Make sure your trim rams are tied up above the sterndrive when you are re-installing it. Notice his trim rams are dropped below the cavitation plate of the sterndrive all throughout the video up until

@DC-et4li Жыл бұрын

Great detail on the bearing and very helpful. Not so much for the bellows.

@garylangley7563

Great video!

@redgreen610

I have the same drive on a 1996 3.0 VP. I think the flapper below the riser has fallen off and is lodged in the exhaust bellows. It's nowhere to be seen and I was having severe overheating issues over 2000 rpm where even the raw water intake pipe to the pump was too hot to touch - as if hot pressurized exhaust gas at 4500 rpm provided enough back pressure to push water out of the manifold and reverse flow out of the pump. May need to check that little o-ring on the water pick up in the leg as well while I have it apart. It may be sucking in air at plane. Hope its one of those issues or I have some head gasket, or manifold issues. Don't think the circulation pump is bad and have already replaced the impeller and thermostat. I don't think the guy I bought it from ever pulled the outdrive in the 20 years he owned it, so I would think at least the bellows should be replaced and the gimbal bearing and u joints lubed. I really appreciate your video because I didn't know what was involved. Looks like I may need an alignment tool. Did you have to change the alignment by adjusting engine mounts? Guys on forums are saying the job can't be done without one. Seems to me that if it isn't out of alignment, you shouldn't need one. If the bearing is gone (no reason to think it has), I'll be buying the tool you have I guess. Thank you!

@ontheone9559

Fantastic video! I am about to attempt to do this on my 2000 Glastron with the SX drive. But where did you get the “manual” what is it?

@georgeforall

We’ll done!

@jeremycoxon7098

Great video, thank you for taking the time. I’ve been looking for the alignment tool, but keep seeing folks in the reviews saying that it assent work for a Penta sx. Do you mind sharing the part number and source for the tool you used?

@darenhoelscher438

Great video.

@ontheone9559

I can not for the life of me get mine to spline! Don’t know what to do. I’ve used the alignment tool. Put grease on the tool and pulled it out to verify that all the splines show grease completely around the tool, but when I put the outdrive on I can not get it to align at all!

@JesusFlores-lf1ot

I have a 2003 Horizon 190, with a 4.3 L engine, seems you have the sema boat even the colors, I want to order the kit on amazon, I just dont know which will be the right one,,,,, can you advise ?

@edwardhargroves4828

Did your gimbal bellow have a wire coiled up in the ribs of the bellow

@MrDubaux3 2 жыл бұрын

Good vid thank you, nice shirt

@bsdetjack 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@AllerickBeavers 2 жыл бұрын

Is there a "right" direction for the bearing to be facing? I have hear a lot of videos say that the slots should face aft. I know the bearing inner raceway is a little taller one side. I have 2003 Volvo DP-SM. The first time I did the same job to replace the gimbal, the slots were facing aft.

@ontheone9559

Where did you find the manual that you used?