I am a relatively new owner of a thirty Cherubini, year and a half, and have been told by a yard man that the cutlass bearing needs replaced. Have checked with several people and the tolerances do seem to be excessive ,so am in the process of replacing it. Have pulled the prop and loosened the hex nuts which hold it in and am now in search of the easiest (best)way to remove the old bearing without removing the shaft, if possible. Any help out there?
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you most likely can do it yourself but this is one of thoes things that it is worth the $$$$$$$ to just have them do.. in most cases the gremlins called corrosion and age make it a job left to people with the tools.. on my 37 it only cost $45 labor + the price of the bearing ($40 i think ) and it is a few and far between maint. item. SOME things are better left to the guys in the yard ( when they do it watch and if you want to or have to do it in the future you will know what is involved ) FWIW chet p
you most likely can do it yourself but this is one of thoes things that it is worth the $$$$$$$ to just have them do.. in most cases the gremlins called corrosion and age make it a job left to people with the tools.. on my 37 it only cost $45 labor + the price of the bearing ($40 i think ) and it is a few and far between maint. item. SOME things are better left to the guys in the yard ( when they do it watch and if you want to or have to do it in the future you will know what is involved ) FWIW chet p
Just had mine replaced on my 81 H30
My cutlass bearing was frozen in the strut on my 30 footer. I had the yard do the work for me. They had to remove the strut that houses the bearing, the loads they would have put on the strut could have damaged the hull if they tried to pull it out while it was attached to the hull. But they never had to remove the driveshaft. Like the last guy said, the cutlass bearing puller outer (as I call it) is expensive, and only worth it if you really know what you are doing. I like to do my own work when I can. I replumbed the head, painted the bottom, replaced the entire exhaust system and even some exterior parts on my engine, and a long list of other things while the yard did the bearing. It just seemed to be worth a few hundred to have it done right.
My cutlass bearing was frozen in the strut on my 30 footer. I had the yard do the work for me. They had to remove the strut that houses the bearing, the loads they would have put on the strut could have damaged the hull if they tried to pull it out while it was attached to the hull. But they never had to remove the driveshaft. Like the last guy said, the cutlass bearing puller outer (as I call it) is expensive, and only worth it if you really know what you are doing. I like to do my own work when I can. I replumbed the head, painted the bottom, replaced the entire exhaust system and even some exterior parts on my engine, and a long list of other things while the yard did the bearing. It just seemed to be worth a few hundred to have it done right.
But you could save. . . .
a few clams by doing some of it yourself. You could remove the strut and slide it off. Then have the bearing professionally replaced. This will give you the opportunity to properly rebed the strut. And to use a good backing plate behind the new locknuts on the inside.
a few clams by doing some of it yourself. You could remove the strut and slide it off. Then have the bearing professionally replaced. This will give you the opportunity to properly rebed the strut. And to use a good backing plate behind the new locknuts on the inside.
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