Sea Ray 170

I have a Sea Ray 170 bow rider that makes a grinding/cavitation sound when the steering is turned left or right or if the trim is moved up/down.  It is more noticeable in rougher water or when more load is applied.  Could this be a prop issue? or bearing? steering?  Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Martin Von Blon

Martin,

Sounds like the gimbal bearing is about to take a dump. This is the bearing that supports the driveshaft from the drive as it goes into the engine. During hard turns or load the bearing makes more noise. Remove the drive and have it inspected. Bad thing is the more you run it like this the more expensive it gets.

Randy

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Thanks,
Mark C.

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