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Gear Oil in the Bilge
I just changed my gear oil in my alpha drive and when I went inside the
boat to to off the resivoir, I noticed some gear oil in the bilge. Any ideas where the oil is coming from? i already checked the hoses from the resivoir tank and thay are fine. |
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Gear Oil in the Bilge
I had the same problem last fall (gear oil in the bilge). When I pulled
the outdrive off in the fall there was oil in the bellows (around the U-joints). Turns out the upper seal was gone in the outdrive and had to replace it. Mark The Rail, Canopy, & LifeLine (accessory) Hook guy www.ripnet.com/vtf/prod03.htm "Jeff" wrote in message oups.com... I just changed my gear oil in my alpha drive and when I went inside the boat to to off the resivoir, I noticed some gear oil in the bilge. Any ideas where the oil is coming from? i already checked the hoses from the resivoir tank and thay are fine. |
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Gear Oil in the Bilge
Was the reservoir bottle full and overflowing? The vent hole in the transom
housing is above the driveshaft so you would have to have a lot of gear oil inside the bellow before it would leak thru the vent. I suppose a really bad seal leak could cause you to fill the bellow while changing the gear lube. Bottom line is if the bottom of the reservoir is dry and the hose is dry end to end, you need to pull the drive and check that seal and yoke. You will need 1 special tool and a couple of torque wrenches to replace the seal. If you need to change the yoke you will also need 2 shim tools. "Jeff" wrote in message oups.com... I just changed my gear oil in my alpha drive and when I went inside the boat to to off the resivoir, I noticed some gear oil in the bilge. Any ideas where the oil is coming from? i already checked the hoses from the resivoir tank and thay are fine. |
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Gear Oil in the Bilge
I have not had the drive off for a couple of years, as no odd noise has
come from the unit and the universal is not greaseable(perm. sealed). The resevoir has dropped slightly each season and I topped it off. I am guessing that this problem may be several season's old and is now showing up after the bellows has filled to the leak point. |
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Gear Oil in the Bilge
On 8 May 2006 08:54:13 -0700, "Jeff" wrote:
I have not had the drive off for a couple of years, as no odd noise has come from the unit and the universal is not greaseable(perm. sealed). The resevoir has dropped slightly each season and I topped it off. I am guessing that this problem may be several season's old and is now showing up after the bellows has filled to the leak point. Last summer I noticed that after several hours of use my oil tank had dropped below the "fill" mark. I refilled it and a few hours later it was low again. I too noticed oil in the bilge. After fearing the worst, I took off the tank and found it had a little pinhole where it appears to have rubbed on the steel frame that holds it. I sealed the tank and have not had significant usage since. Dave Hall |
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Gear Oil in the Bilge
I did the repair on mine and took about an hour once the drive was off. It
does require a special tool which I purchased and used one time. Can sell the tool for $40 if interested? "Jeff" wrote in message oups.com... I just changed my gear oil in my alpha drive and when I went inside the boat to to off the resivoir, I noticed some gear oil in the bilge. Any ideas where the oil is coming from? i already checked the hoses from the resivoir tank and thay are fine. |
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