New Impeller lube Bravo

[QC]

I have heard to use vaseline for lubing up new seawater pump impellers (rubber type). Is this correct? Anything else better? Worse?<br /><br />2001 6.2 Bravo 1

 

[Laddies]

Re: New Impeller lube Bravo

we use dish soap

 

[bigbrownbuku]

Re: New Impeller lube Bravo

some oem impellors ship with glycerin.

 

[QC]

Re: New Impeller lube Bravo

Thanks guys. I think I'll go with the soap. I've got that handy and seems like less of a mess than the vaseline.

 

[gj_herrera1]

Re: New Impeller lube Bravo

i was told by the guy at the shop to use 2 cycle oil

 

[TilliamWe]

Re: New Impeller lube Bravo

Shop was wrong.

QC, I have seen people ask this before, so I'll ask you, can't you just put the impeller on the shaft and twist it as you are pushing it back together? That is how my 1997 works. No need for lube or anything.

 

[Uraijit]

Re: New Impeller lube Bravo

You don't want to use oil on rubber pieces. It will cause them to swell and break down.

Dish soap works great. That's what I used. Probably could force it in there, but with soap, it just goes right in.

 

[Don S]

Re: New Impeller lube Bravo

2005 Post guys

 

[JustJason]

Re: New Impeller lube Bravo

if your going to use anything use something water based.
KY works... hehe

 

[TilliamWe]

Re: New Impeller lube Bravo

Probably could force it in there, but with soap, it just goes right in.

That's my point, with two hands (even easier if the Mrs. holds the housing) it just turns right in, no "forcing" required. I just wondered if I was missing another point of all this "lube it up" mess?

 

[Uraijit]

Re: New Impeller lube Bravo

Try it. You probably won't question it once you've done it.

No helpers required. Put a light coat of dish soap on the "fins" and you can slide it in there with one arm tied behind your back.

And twice on Sundays!

 

[QC]

Re: New Impeller lube Bravo

2005 Post guys

Yeah, and I still haven't decided . . . I've got some KY handy . . . did I really type handy and KY in the same sentence? I'm starting to feel like Peter Griffin. Somebody stop me . . .

 

[Bondo]

Re: New Impeller lube Bravo

did I really type handy and KY in the same sentence? I'm starting to feel like Peter Griffin.

Ayuh,...

Somebody stop me . . .

Nope,.......

 

[TilliamWe]

Re: New Impeller lube Bravo

Yeah, and I still haven't decided . . . I've got some KY handy . . . did I really type handy and KY in the same sentence? I'm starting to feel like Peter Griffin. Somebody stop me . . .

I'm with Bond-o! This is too funny to stop!

 

[Don S]

Re: New Impeller lube Bravo

Since this thread is now headed downhill very quickly,