Volvo Penta SX Gimbal Bearing & Bellows Replacement 

Very good boat!

You can get it here or Amazon: www.overtons.com/seloc-marine-stern-drive-inboard-repair-manual-for-volvopenta-92---02-316565.html

As far as I know, slots face fore, dot faces aft

Whoya Products Gimbal Bearing, Engine Alignment Tool for Mercruiser Alpha, Bravo, OMC a.co/d/4ACGTIo

Definitely check the alignment or replacing the parts will be useless. I thought about replacing the water tube while I was in there but it looked to be in good shape. Good luck to you.

​@@fixthemthings Pulled the drive off yesterday. Took me longer to drive out the shaft attached to the rams. I had to use a drift all the way through and of course I distorted the first couple of threads which I will need to chase out. Yup, first time this drive has been apart. Lithium grease on ram shaft was more like thick glue. Eventually double nutted one side to twist with wrench while using drift to hit other end and it came out. For other guys new to this: notice that he has undone the back pivots on his rams as well. It is helpful because you get some articulation and clearance. However, really, the shaft has to slide out to release the rams. Don't try and pull them over the threads. I can imagine some guys reefing on these to get them off that shaft and maybe damaging the rams. Also, make sure you are on flat ground and the out-drive is lowered all the way. I had a tiny rise in the approach to my shop so I had to put trailer tongue on the ground so the skeg could clear in order to get a direct horizontal pull .....came out very nicely once I figured that out. Tons of grease had been pumped in the bellows over the years. Bearing is perfect and so are universal joints. So, will just grease u-joints and replace bellows. Unfortunately for me, no flapper valve in exhaust bellows. Flapper must have been removed when the PO replaced the riser. I fear my overheating issue is a 27 year old exhaust manifold. I can see that the riser has been replaced, but manifold is original. That job will have to wait until spring. Thanks again, have a good winter. Oh...when I looked through that hole here the "ram axle" went through the leg, I saw what I thought was a screw hanging down right dead center. I thought I must have broken some set screw that was set against the shaft when using the drift. It turned out to be a spring hanging down in the cavity which gets pushed out of the way but would rest on the shaft. Any idea what that would be for? All I could think of is that it grounds the shaft to the rest of the drive to prevent corrosion?

I don’t remember.

Hey, if you look in the description, I have all the parts listed there.

@@fixthemthings Thanks for your quick reply. I saw the bearing and seal parts listed. I'm inquiring about replacing the u-joints. You mentioned you replaced the u-joints and there were other good videos on the topic. I hoping you can provide the part numbers you used for the u-joints and perhaps what video was helpful. Thanks.

@@darenhoelscher438 I’m pretty sure this is the Ujoint parts but you will need to make sure it fits yours. www.marineengine.com/boat-accessories/engine/18-2174 As far as the videos, I would just google search it. I don’t remember the videos.

Use this site: www.marineengine.com/parts/volvo-penta/ They may have a better price than Amazon. Enter you model and it will show your parts.

Thanks, I really appreciate it 👍👍

Please look in the description. I listed the parts kit there. Hope this helped you.

If you have the proper tools, no problem.

Even if you spin the prop in gear to align the splines?

No! I am able to slide the alignment tool in with minimal effort but some effort, but I have not been able to get the drive to start in the splines. It has to be that the alignment is off by just a tiny amount! But what way! I don’t know!

@@ontheone9559 maybe the splines need filing. Check for damaged splines.

Idk. I haven’t noticed.

I listed the parts in the description but not the tools. Just search ebay and Amazon for the tools.

It’s probably ok but I would just change them anyway. I would hate to change the bearings then the bellow break and have to do it again.