Bravo 3 Swivel Shaft repair instructions

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  • frenchshipfrenchship Member Posts: 1,079 ✭✭✭
    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.



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  • craigswardmtbcraigswardmtb Member Posts: 1,015 ✭✭✭

    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.


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  • Dream_InnDream_Inn Member, Moderator Posts: 7,946 mod
    Handy, yep, I've seen it and greased.  Since mine has been redone, I no longer have to grease there.

    Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express

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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What was redone Dream?
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  • Dream_InnDream_Inn Member, Moderator Posts: 7,946 mod
    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...).

    Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express

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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Not following you. So you have 2 new drives and you dont need to grease the swivel shaft zerk?
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  • MarkBMarkB Member Posts: 4,009 ✭✭✭✭✭
    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??

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  • frenchshipfrenchship Member Posts: 1,079 ✭✭✭
    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.
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  • Michael TMichael T Member Posts: 7,241 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Me too and I'm going to try to install a grease fitting on each drive. 
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  • frenchshipfrenchship Member Posts: 1,079 ✭✭✭
    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
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  • Michael TMichael T Member Posts: 7,241 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nasty! Thanks for the info @frenchship. 
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  • Dream_InnDream_Inn Member, Moderator Posts: 7,946 mod
    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.

    Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express

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  • Michael TMichael T Member Posts: 7,241 ✭✭✭✭✭
    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.
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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭

    So this zerk is for the gimbal and so is the one on the inside. Correct? There is NO zerk for the swivel shaft
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  • frenchshipfrenchship Member Posts: 1,079 ✭✭✭
    I think the one on the inside is for the coupler not the gimbal
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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
    So the outside is for the Gimbal?
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  • Dream_InnDream_Inn Member, Moderator Posts: 7,946 mod
    Yes, the outside one is for the gimbal.  Inside one/two are for coupler.  I still hit the coupler zerks yearly.

    Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express

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  • frenchshipfrenchship Member Posts: 1,079 ✭✭✭
    On my coupler I have two zerks you need to rotate the motor to get to both of them
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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I think I have 2 also. Will look tomorrow

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