I’m wondering if you can give me some quick advice so I don’t get carried away. I have a ’76 Atomic 4 with a direct drive transmission on my Islander 28. My Cutless bearing is admittedly quite worn- about .040 of slop, but this past year I noticed what sounded like bearing noise coming from the transmission. It was most noticeable at cruising rpm. When I did the breaker bar against the ear trick for pinpointing noise source, I did not hear anything alarming or outstanding. There is no telltale oil fling from the rear seal either. I suppose it could be only the cutless, and how the hull picks up the vibration. I will replace that this spring, but I was wondering how I might investigate the health of the thrust bearing and other bearings in the housing. Can I determine anything if I disconnect the shaft flange? Universal’s exploded views of the transmission are a bit blurry, so I don’t really have a good mental image of what is going on.
I’d rather not get into a rebuild now, as I use the engine infrequently, but I don’t want it to self destruct either.
Can you offer any words of advice?
I’d rather not get into a rebuild now, as I use the engine infrequently, but I don’t want it to self destruct either.
Can you offer any words of advice?
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