Lance
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Post by Lance on Mar 21, 2015 7:52:29 GMT -5
Has anybody removed old and then installed new cutlass bearing without having to pull shaft? Considering installing new cutlass bearing and looking for thoughts and experience with this process.
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Post by whitecap on Jan 4, 2016 7:31:08 GMT -5
Yes just finished it. What I did was by using a small pipe wrench and vice grips I grabbed on the exposed bearing end. There was a little less than an eighth of an inch sticking out. I wiggled it until it started to move being careful not to destroy the exposed portion. Then once I was able to rotate it a quarter of an inch or so I drilled holes in the bearing through the set screw holes ,being careful not to hit the prop shaft. Then I stuck an Awl in the hole and while rotating the bearing I gently pried it outwards. I had the thing out in less than an hour. This was the original bearing on a 1976 pearson 35.It was in there pretty good and basically came down to finding a wrench with a good design that could grip the small exposed portion.
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