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 Post subject: Re: Major Drive Issue
PostPosted: Thu Jul 27, 2017 3:23 pm 
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LouC wrote:
Now what you have to do is get yourself on a maintenance schedule where the drive is removed once a year at the end of the season for the normal maintenance checks. This way you can avoid any further issues. This is what I do with mine and even with 100% salt water use (moored in salt water 14 seasons 6 months out of the year); I have not had major drive problems.
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Bellows 2x, gimble once, trim hoses and a few seals on the drive. The rest is all OE including the U joints. Going on 30 years old!

I also recommend checking the drive oil for water each season when you change it.


Good call. I thought they were doing this already (or maybe they just told me they were...).

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 Post subject: Re: Major Drive Issue
PostPosted: Thu Jul 27, 2017 4:35 pm 
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mttpalmer wrote:
LouC wrote:
Now what you have to do is get yourself on a maintenance schedule where the drive is removed once a year at the end of the season for the normal maintenance checks. This way you can avoid any further issues. This is what I do with mine and even with 100% salt water use (moored in salt water 14 seasons 6 months out of the year); I have not had major drive problems.
Replaced:
Bellows 2x, gimble once, trim hoses and a few seals on the drive. The rest is all OE including the U joints. Going on 30 years old!

I also recommend checking the drive oil for water each season when you change it.


Good call. I thought they were doing this already (or maybe they just told me they were...).


I had one that I suspect did that too, they are out of business now

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 Post subject: Re: Major Drive Issue
PostPosted: Thu Jul 27, 2017 9:26 pm 
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LouC wrote:
Now what you have to do is get yourself on a maintenance schedule where the drive is removed once a year at the end of the season for the normal maintenance checks. This way you can avoid any further issues. This is what I do with mine and even with 100% salt water use (moored in salt water 14 seasons 6 months out of the year); I have not had major drive problems.
Replaced:
Bellows 2x, gimble once, trim hoses and a few seals on the drive. The rest is all OE including the U joints. Going on 30 years old!

I also recommend checking the drive oil for water each season when you change it.


As always great advice from Lou.

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