Thanks again CDK - much appreciated. I was just fiddling with the upper unit and was turning the ball gear by hand. The water pump is out - how...
One more question for you, I'm re-assembling now and can't help myself when it comes to greasing bearings, so I've applied a high temp/water...
Thanks CDK - thanks sooo much - this is an excellent resource! I was able to pull model numbers off of the bearing (a Timken) and a local machine...
I hope this is the correct place for this post..... I have an OMC Electric Shift and I've just cooked the drive shaft bearing (tapered bearing...