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I HAVE A ALPHA 1 GEN 2 UNIT THAT IS KICKING MY #$^@^. WHEN THE UNIT IS TRIMED DOWN FULL AND TURNED RIGHT OR LEFT FULL IT MAKES A NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GIMBLE BEARING. THIS IS WHAT I HAVE DONE .
1. REPLACED THE BEARING TWICE. BOTH INSTALLED USING ALL PROPER TOOLS AND ALIGNED.
2.CHECKED YOKE SHAFT AND U-JOINTS FOR SLACK, FOUND NONE.
3. CHECKED THE UPPER DRIVE BEARING FOR SLACK, FOUND NONE.
IF THE UNIT IS TRIMED UP OR TURNED JUST A HAIR IT WILL STOP. IT HAS BEEN IN ANOTHER SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLUM AND THEY COULDN'T FIX. HELP!!
1. REPLACED THE BEARING TWICE. BOTH INSTALLED USING ALL PROPER TOOLS AND ALIGNED.
2.CHECKED YOKE SHAFT AND U-JOINTS FOR SLACK, FOUND NONE.
3. CHECKED THE UPPER DRIVE BEARING FOR SLACK, FOUND NONE.
IF THE UNIT IS TRIMED UP OR TURNED JUST A HAIR IT WILL STOP. IT HAS BEEN IN ANOTHER SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLUM AND THEY COULDN'T FIX. HELP!!
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I had 1 that someone put a coupler in that has those rubber dampers between the coupler & flywheel had 2 missing.It made the same noise.Pull the drive off ,look at the coupler-splines through the G/bearing ,crank the engine and see if it rotates and stays in line.
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