Did mine several years ago on my H35. Removed prop and set screws in cutlass strut holding bearing. Soaked bearing by wrapping the whole fitting area in cloth and repeated soaking in PB Blaster over several day period. They used a section of rigid tubing (maybe heavy pvc or metal) and slowly tapped the bearing out over shaft where prop was. Reverse to install new.I am being told that my rudder will have to be dropped to remove the cutlass bearing and the rudder shaft will need to be repacked. Has any found a simpler way to replace the cutlass bearing on a H 33.5?
I am being told that my rudder will have to be dropped to remove the cutlass bearing and the rudder shaft will need to be repacked. Has any found a simpler way to replace the cutlass bearing on a H 33.5?
Bruce, I cannot see any reason why those diameters are any different that the 1.25" and 1.50" sizes. It may be that the yard's sleeves or colletts are worn out. You can purchase those individual items pretty inexpensively from strut-pro. Just a thought.Thanks everyone for the information the yard does have the bearing extractor tool but the mechanic said the tool does not work well on the 1" ID and 1 1/4" OD bearing and sometimes causes damage during the extraction. They have a machine shop adjacent to the yard so I will see if he can help. I do not want drop the rudder to get the shaft out unless I have to .