Customer Review.

Oct 07, You can now remove the nut the rest of the way, remove the key way and coupling. Now remove the prop and you can proceed to remove the strut. Remove the bolts on the strut; hit it with a dead blow hammer from the side to remove form the hull. You can now remove both the shaft and strut. The slide hammer design A.R.E. Shaft/Strut Bearing Puller makes quick work of removing single-taper and double-taper drive shafts. It is constructed of chrome-plated steel and features a pound slide hammer.

The A.R.E. Shaft Puller/Strut Bearing Puller also removes and installs strut bearings quickly and easily without removing the strut. Apr 27, Video on how to remove the prop from your v-drive boat.

I dropped the adjusting bolt into the bilge.

Not saying this is the"right" way to do it, just the way I got the st tammany parish tree removal done. Hopefully this will hel. Apr 25, Short video on removing the bushings from the strut. Not saying the way I did it was the"right" way.

Thanks to anybody that has ever helped me work on my bo. Jan 09, Hence the strut-pro tool. But I too fear some of the possible failures mentioned with that tool. The question I guess is"do I fear the strut-pro tool more than I fear popping the coupler off the shaft and later having to heat it to put it back on (underneath the transmission/v-drive).

Strut Pro Cutless Bearing Replacement Tool / Puller - Repair Yard Kits Quick, Damage-Free Strut Bearing Replacement. No Shaft, Strut or Rudder Removal. If you are a marine repair facility you will benefit greatly from one of Strut Pro's complete kits to handle a variety of sizes. With the Strut Pro there is no cutting, beating or destruction of any kind to remove / replace cutless bearings.

I guess its either the belt, water pump or alternator.

Spreader Tool SKU Used to -Spread Lower Ball Joint, Preventing Damage to Knuckle SCAN FOR DETAILS Hub Clamp Expander Kit SKU For Servicing Struts, Ball Joints, or Steering Knuckles with Pinch Bolt Mounts Remove Most Stubborn Struts and Ball Joints with Ease This Separator Mounts in the Pinch Bolt.

OEM Replacement strut bushings, if the shaft can move inside the strut, the bushings are worn or damaged and the bushings need to be replaced. Running a boat with damaged strut bushings can lead to other issues like a damaged shaft, v-drive or transmission seals from vibration. Bushings are sold individually and each strut has two of the same bushing.

One bushing in the front, one in the back.