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| Author: | LouC [ Thu May 01, 2008 3:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | A good bit of info, for those with Volvo drives....... |
I happened to see a thread over at boatered.com concerning a Volvo SX that has a crack in the upper gear housing where the upper bolts to the pivot housing. Apparently there is a small opening that is supposed to let water drain out of that area, and in some cases it is possible for it to get clogged. So if I was winterizing one of these, I'd at least pull back the drive a fraction of an inch to see if any water drains, if not actually remove it to check the bellows/u-joints/gimble. |
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| Author: | chrisvs [ Fri May 02, 2008 7:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A good bit of info, for those with Volvo drives....... |
Any idea if it is a certain age/generation of Volvo drives Lou? |
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| Author: | LouC [ Fri May 02, 2008 6:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A good bit of info, for those with Volvo drives....... |
I believe it is a 2004 drive on a trailer kept boat, there is some corrosion around some edges, but otherwise looked OK. I wonder if there was some casting flash that kept that area from draining, or something else clogged it to the point that it held water. My old OMC Cobra has 3 plugs you have to remove on the pivot housing to drain water, some years not much comes out, but some years more does. I always rod out the holes a little to make sure it drains. If I had a Volvo I'd remove the drive after winterizing to make sure that area drained and make sure that the hole is open. |
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