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...).