Bravo 3 Swivel Shaft repair instructions

frenchship

Handy,
on the bravo111 the zerk is at that location but the actual passage for the grease goes up to about the middle where the gimbal brg is located. So yours could be located higher.

craigswardmtb

This is where I believe the swivel shaft zerk was once installed on late alphas.  The gimbal housing was different on Alpha ones, and those definitely had a zerk for the swivel shaft.  It wouldn't do much for lubricity but should minimize corrosion.  You can see there is a dimple already there.

Dream_Inn

Handy, yep, I've seen it and greased.  Since mine has been redone, I no longer have to grease there.

Handymans342

What was redone Dream?

Dream_Inn

Handymans342 said:

What was redone Dream?

Really??  I have two brand new drives (like OEM delivery ready to go) and anything else they touched while they were in there (ie gimbal bearing, coupler, shift cable...).

Handymans342

Not following you. So you have 2 new drives and you dont need to grease the swivel shaft zerk?

MarkB

On my relatively new Merc 350MAG, you can't grease the gimbal bearing anymore (according to my mechanic). Apperently the unit is closed and doesn't need to be greased??

frenchship

MarkB,
Is right the newer gimbal brg are seal no need to grease them up, is it better than the old one 
time will tell . Myself I prefer the one that can be grease up.

Michael T

Me too and I'm going to try to install a grease fitting on each drive. 

frenchship

Michael 
even if you install a grease fitting it would not work, the new gimbal brg has no hole into it to accept the grease

Michael T

Nasty! Thanks for the info @frenchship. 

Dream_Inn

Yep, I agree with all said & it is what I have now on both drives.  My mechanic has been installing them for quite a while and feel they are much better.

Michael T

Same as a lot of the front end parts on cars. OEM manufacturers went to "lifetime" seals and the cr*p started failing. Moog and some others offered greaseable parts and everyone replaced what they could.

Handymans342

So this zerk is for the gimbal and so is the one on the inside. Correct? There is NO zerk for the swivel shaft

frenchship

I think the one on the inside is for the coupler not the gimbal

Handymans342

So the outside is for the Gimbal?

Dream_Inn

Yes, the outside one is for the gimbal.  Inside one/two are for coupler.  I still hit the coupler zerks yearly.

frenchship

On my coupler I have two zerks you need to rotate the motor to get to both of them

Handymans342

I think I have 2 also. Will look tomorrow