Volvo Penta SX inboard outboard gimbal bearing and bellows replacement 

I just want to say that someday when I’m an older man I want to be that guy wearing shorts and suspenders with a white t-shirt! Hell yeah! 💪🏻

one of the best how to videos on the internet. thanks man.

Shoes would be good. Once a year all these components should be inspected. Every other year, the lower impeller should be repaired. My dad ignored all these maintenance items and our boats were a nightmare. Also, if you’re going to work on your boat, a power ratchet would be a good investment. Furthermore, get a mechanics seat on wheels. It will save your back.

Don't EVER take this video down. Great job! In your opinion, is this too much to tackle for someone that has never removed an outdrive before and is a very, very novice mechanic? I bought my 01 190 Stingray (3.0L Penta SX) last summer from a private seller and did all the general maintenance stuff like plugs/wires, distributor cap, impeller, carb clean and fluid changes but, have never pulled an outdrive. You make it look doable but I know the truth is that it can be a challenge even for the expert mechanic if parts don't want to go in or out easy. The boat has never seen salt water so that's good thing but with 259 hours on the engine, I don't know when the bellows were last changed. They look intact as far as I can see into the outdrive but I know there's a lot I can't see even with a USB cable camera. What are the general costs of parts including specialized tools you showed verses the cost of taking it somewhere to have it done?

man great video, people like you are heros for this stuff!!

Hi. First great video. It helped me to see how this is done. I just did mine and would like to add this info to help others. Volvo Penta now suggests "Dry Fitting" both bellows now and not to add gasket maker or sealer. Also at the 20:33 mark on your video you state "I replaced both O rings. Only 1 is required and its the one closest to the hose not the one near the threads. If you notice that channel where it looks like an o ring should go has a hole in the channel. that hole should be facing the 9:00 position (with no o ring). If you look at your housing you will see a slotted screw that can be removed and the water in the hose can be drained from there. the o ring blocks that function of the design. I also coated all of my grounding wire screws, my tilt sensor screws and my pivot bolts with anti seize. I think Loctite is asking for lots of trouble with snapped bolts.

Excellent Video. Thanks for sharing! : )

You both are awesome 👌 thank you so much, my favorite video hands down

next time crack the pivot housing hinge bolts loose BEFORE you remove the drive, much easier, the drive/trim rams will keep the pivot housing from moving around. also, the VP drives tend to corrode between the pivot housing and the drive housing, and can really get stuck on there, so coat the mating surface of both with a good marine grease like Evinrude triple guard, that will prevent corrosion. I use OMC/Evinrude gasket sealer on the bolts that hold the drive on and the pivot housing hinge bolts. I don't think loctite is really needed even though VP says it is.

Sehr gutes Video, musster erst 5 andere ansehen bei denen so viel geredest wurde, dass mir schlecht geworden ist, das hier ist SUPER VIDEO

Great job.Great video.Thanx!

Awesome video! Thank you!!!

Great video, I love dad!!!

"I always thought Volvo was British" love that and the bare feet. If you aren't fixing your boat barefoot are you really fixing it

Helped med heaps here in Sweden, same outdrive on a Volvo Penta 3.0 2005

I loved your let’s get the job done way of making this video, 😊 you got the job done I guess there was no part 2 video ?

Anyone know how often and how much to re grease via that starboard side fitting? Can it be done without removing the bellows or what happens to the old grease being pushed out?

Why did you use your impact wrench on small easy bolts, but a breaker bar on the hard ones (pivot pins/bolts I guess)?

How'd you line up the driveshaft?

What tool was used to remove the knuckle? Looks like a triple square

Are the hinge pins an Allen head?

Is this the same for dps 2010 mod

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Hello guys, what a brand your bearing puller is, this model is difficult to find here in Europe, greetings from Austria, Salzburg

Have ever have to rebuild those trim cylinders?

Thx for posting, I was wondering about the alinement tool, looks like you didn’t use it....

One question when you put back the shift cable is there a mark or way of knowing you have it adjusted properly?

hey just need to comment you put the bearing in backwards. around the 18 minute mark the 2 indented sections of the bearing should face towards the engine you shouldn't be able to view those 2 notches when it is finally installed, also you can freeze the bearing to make it easier for installation if you don't have access to the special tool.

Can you buy a kit that has everything you need like the o rings an bellows an bearings

@ 7:43 Where can I get that Pivot bolt socket or what size is it???? the one on your link is sold out.

VP looks a little easier to pull apart than Merccruiser.

Where did you get the adapter to get the pivot housing off? Thx.

What size is that pin / spline socket? I can’t find one anywhere.

Hello Stanley, in 8.09 minutes you use a key with a cap to unscrew the gimbal, I can't find this key .... write what is the key and size ?? gears identical to your SX ..., I live in Europe, so could you please send a link to the store where I can buy such a key tip?

Use to have an I/O never again

Is there an impleller in that outdrive?

No one ever talks about that zerk fitting for the gimbal bearing.

Man great job, about how much this kind of work cost..???

Wrong instalstion 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ dont use this video