CalDawn1

Thank you for that information. One of the reasons is because I have a ticking noise while in neutral. When I put it in drive, the noise goes away. I had a marine mechanic remove and service the outdrive and he indicated everything was okay, however it came back. Then when it was winterized they indicated that they heard the tick and felt it was a gimball bearing. I also feel a slight vibration while on plane and making a hard turn. So in all of my research, I think I should replace the gimball bearing and u-joints. Does anyone else have a suggestion?

Has anyone removed a Bravo 3 outdrive, replaced gimball bearing and u-joints and what was your experience?

Support Team: Thanks for the response. That is very helpful information. Of course, the dealer personnel indicated during the search process that this would not be a problem. So I will have to look at installing one. Do you have drawings available as to where and how to install? Thanks again.

I have just purchased a '02 228S. The tow eyelet is mounted in the swim platform. Does anyone have experience with this setup? Is it strong enough or have there been problems with it breaking?