My outdrive has been at a certified Volvo Penta repair station since September.
The problem started with a loud bang, followed by gear whine while returning to port.
We immediately stopped and inspected for damage from hitting something. No visible damage.
I had forward / reverse, so I limped back to port. The whine was variable as RPM increased.
The boat was towed to a Volvo Repair station for repair.
There's been four attempts, since September, to find and fix problems.
He's replaced the bellows, inspected u-joints, inspected upper for water damage, eventually replaced the lower unit with a rebuilt after finding gear damage.
Thinking it repaired, we attempted to move back to our home port and store for winter.
Prior to departing, the mechanic mentioned the whine has been replaced with a vibration that's noticeable when wheel
is turned full starboard before departing.
We departed and didn't get to far when the vibration became so bad, we returned to the repair station. Vibration was now continuous at any speed or wheel position. The vibration became worse as RPM increased.
The boat was stored there for the winter.
The mechanic has reexamined the upper and now says we have gear wear not damage just ware. That I expect on a
96 drive.
He now's recommending a rebuild of the upper because of gear ware.
I asked about the u-joints mentioned last fall and was told they really couldn't be inspected. Wasn't that done already?
I getting the feeling he just replacing parts at my expense until the problems fixed.
Would bad u-joints cause a vibration as described?
Anyone have an opinion on gear ware as being the cause of vibration?
The problem started with a loud bang, followed by gear whine while returning to port.
We immediately stopped and inspected for damage from hitting something. No visible damage.
I had forward / reverse, so I limped back to port. The whine was variable as RPM increased.
The boat was towed to a Volvo Repair station for repair.
There's been four attempts, since September, to find and fix problems.
He's replaced the bellows, inspected u-joints, inspected upper for water damage, eventually replaced the lower unit with a rebuilt after finding gear damage.
Thinking it repaired, we attempted to move back to our home port and store for winter.
Prior to departing, the mechanic mentioned the whine has been replaced with a vibration that's noticeable when wheel
is turned full starboard before departing.
We departed and didn't get to far when the vibration became so bad, we returned to the repair station. Vibration was now continuous at any speed or wheel position. The vibration became worse as RPM increased.
The boat was stored there for the winter.
The mechanic has reexamined the upper and now says we have gear wear not damage just ware. That I expect on a
96 drive.
He now's recommending a rebuild of the upper because of gear ware.
I asked about the u-joints mentioned last fall and was told they really couldn't be inspected. Wasn't that done already?
I getting the feeling he just replacing parts at my expense until the problems fixed.
Would bad u-joints cause a vibration as described?
Anyone have an opinion on gear ware as being the cause of vibration?