Gimble ring
 

I hate asking but does anyone have a couple used gimbles laying around they would let go cheap. They need to be in good shape and for Bravo 1's. I have alot of slop in mine and can't afford new ones right now or even to have JR Marine rebuild mine at the time. I wish I did but this is how things go I guess. I would really like to figure out something before the LOTO shootout so we can go. Thank you very much to anyone who may be able to help.
Brandon
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I know that this won't sit well with alot of the people here, but this is what I did with mine. After disassembling the gimbal ring, I shimmed the swivel pin with some brass sheet stock. That allowed me to tighten everything up as normal. It lasted for the last 2 1/2 years that way. I am back into it right now because I developed some vertical play where the swivel pin sits in the gimbal ring. I am going to repair that with a stainless ring that I am going to epoxy into the gimbal ring. I might also get rid of the shim while I am in there and just epoxy and file the swivel pin bore to shape. I have external hydraulic steering so the swivel pin tightness is not as important to me. Obviously, I have more time than money and this is how I can afford to keep boating. Whenever it doesn't work out well, I just do it over a different way. Good luck,

Rene

there were a couple on ebay for low prices not too long ago....

I actually thought about something like that but don't really know much about them. I had to get on here to find out the gimble ring is what is bad. I work for a marina but when I talked to the owner about storing my boat there he gave me a price and then told me I CANNOT work on my boat there though! So, I have it stored at Frankie and Louies now and will already have to pay someone to gome help me work on it there as I cannot do it myself. I do fiberglass work and don't have alot of knowledge of the drives. Thank you.
Brandon

I did a search on ebay yesterday and only came up w/ one for an alpha.

Brandon, You are going to invest in a couple of days to swap them over. It doesn't seem likely you will find used ones worthy of the time it takes to change them. You would be better off in the end to save and do it right rather then spending on labor twice. Good luck
Jim

You can heliarc(sp?) aluminum in the gimbal ring opening and machine it to original size. Works like a charm!

More info on this please. What all does it take to do this? Somethiing that a prop repair shop could possibly do since they weld aluminum all the time? Thank you.

Try IMCO they have some used ones lying arond I heard

Look at Wowchad's avatar. That is the Ron Bender fix. Worked great. My ring was so bad Ron could not repair it. I bought a brand new one from Mercruiser for $700 included all bushings. My dealer matched internet prices, it normally lists for over $900. I would not mess around, buy one or have Ron fix it. It is a four hour job and why do it twice.
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...d.php?t=156512

Brandon does you boat have big blocks in it?

I took it to a friend that worked at a metal fabrication shop and he filled in the aluminum. I machined it out myself but you could take it to a machine shop.

Yes, it has twin 454's. What tools did you use to machine it back to the original shape once you had it filled in?

I have a good used HP gimble ring with no wear ... I have ext hydraulic steering. Fresh water only, no corrosion. Needs to be drilled and tapped for hinge pins (older smaller screws snapped off, new style uses 4 bigger bolts) and a fresh coat of paint.

How much do you want for it? Does the external hyd. steering have everything to hook it up? Thank you.

Does anyone have a picture or copy of the area that needs to be cut out to get access to the top nut as shown on jrmarine's website? If so can you please email me a copy? I then need to know how wid the area is and I can resize it to the original size/width/height. I got the tools from a trech at work today to do the 2 plugs on each side tomorrow but I cannot get access to the outer sides on each drive to drill them out. Heres a link to pics of the boat so you know what I am talking about. The steps on the back are too close. http://www.lakewideyachtbrokerage.com/1507.htm
Thank you.
Brandon
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Brandon,

I would take $250 for it. I think they are almost $1000 new. It is just the ring or horse collar. The steering does not attach to it. I can send a photo if you are still interested.

Chris

Thank you but I just don't have the cash right now. I think I will see if someone local can fix mine.

chriss I sent you a p.m. I would like to buy the gimble ring you have

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