LouC wrote:
Could be that or the ujoints.
Possible water in the bellows?
Found this:
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=12394Had you taken the drive off between this time and now? If not its possible that you may have water in the bellows, but back then you checked both the gimble and u joints and they seemed fine....
I had removed the drive. Was dry in the bellows and the u-joints were smooth. At that time the gimbal was smooth as well. I don't notice the vibration as much anymore after switching to a 5-blade prop.
rpengr wrote:
The "Not as bad in reverse" is the only thing that doesn't make sense to me regarding the gimbal bearing, but it could be.
I would also check the lower unit drain plug magnet for metal chips.
Was thinking maybe the stress on the gimbal is different in forward and reverse which could be why there is a difference between the two.
Was planning to pull the drive today at work, but unfortunately life has its way of throwing you a curve ball. Unfortunately I had to put my 7 year old golden retriever to sleep unexpectedly. Seems she had a hemorrhaging tumor in her heart that bled into her chest cavity which caused her heart to be unable to pump. Poor girl's symptoms showed up so fast, that she had an apparent stroke before we could get it all figured out. She had a great last weekend of life at the lake camping, swimming, and doing what she loves best, hanging with my kids. Needless to say, there was no boat work today. Just trying to keep the family situation under control. Fortunately, tomorrow has to be a better day than today. I'll post an update as soon as I get the drive off and also check the drain plug for metal shavings. Thanks all.