So I pulled my outdrive to replace the gimbal bearing and after putting it all together I hooked ear muffs and fired it up in driveway. No more gimbal bearing noise at idle. I then decided since I had the shift cable out to replace bellows I would try putting it in gear (which I have never done out of water with ear muffs only) In both forward and reverse gear I get a rhythmic click/ clunk about every 1-2 seconds. Is this maybe the 1 way ratchet effect of the outdrive when you turn the prop the opposite way while in gear because therre is no water to resist the prop? I can take a video if it helps.
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