Alpha 1 Gimbal Ring Replacement

Replacing your r mr or alpha one gimbal ring knowing your gimbal before attempting to replace your gimbal ring you need to determine exactly which gimbal you have.

Alpha 1 gimbal ring replacement.

It has a square on the bottom 1 389 for the gimbal ring and a spline on the top for a splined steering lever. Using a 1 4 28 tap in a hand tap holder apply a small amount of oil in each hole and on tap. It will not fit alpha one generation ii or bravo drives. 1 oem mercruiser outdrive transom gimbal ring to housing hinge pin 77123.

Older r type units with the push in hinge pins are not covered in this section. This shaft is used with replacement gimbal rings on pre alpha drives with gimbal housings ending with ser 6 225 577 approximately 1976 1983. Update your shipping location 7 s 0 p o n s o a r p a 7 e e d 1 1 u j 1 0 f j 1 1. In this video i remove the gimble bearing using tools loaned from autozone part number 27033 slide hammer part number 27129 axel bearing removal set.

This video was uploaded from an android phone. Save mercruiser alpha one gimbal ring to get e mail alerts and updates on your ebay feed. This kit will only work on bravo 1 bravo 2 bravo 3 and alpha 1 gen 2 only. Sterndrive replacement is a company unlike any other in the sale of aftermarket mercruiser s sterndrive alpha one generation 1 alpha one generation 2 bravo 1 our stern drive designed to replace mercury marine s mercruiser alpha one r mr gen 2 and bravo one stern drives.

This repair should be made by a marine mechanic. In today s video we rebuild the gimbal housing on my mercruiser alpha i gen. If you need tips on replacing an older r type gimbal ring just send us an email. This is very similar to the process for bravo drives as well.