QUOTE(NoCode @ Aug 3 2004, 07:31 PM)for future reference.....
how do you know it's bad????
Lots a play in the steering, very difficult to contol at no wake speed. If you physically grab the out drive you will feel the 'play' as you move it back and forth. With a new drive, or gimbal ring the drive will 'flop' maybe 10-15 max degrees. A worn out one, like mine wags back and forth I'd guess +/- 25 to 30 degrees...
The lesson here is that if you own an older boat like me, and you think that it's harder to steer at idle speeds than it used to, then, most likely you have a loose or worn out gimbal ring. You wont feel it on plane, only when you're going slow.