Do not take the lower only off while leaving the upper attached to boat. I would recommend you always take the entire outdrive off and make a slot type stand for it to store it and work on it.
Dropping an upper onto a lower in a stand is a snap. Raising a lower up onto a mounted upper is a nasty nightmare that often ends up with a damaged seal. Takes 5 minutes to remove an entire leg. And 15 to reinstall.
ok rick, i'll pull the whole out drive then seperate it after its off. i have a lil outdrive stand i built a while back. i sent justin an email and he emailed me back on a holiday!! after what i been through it made me feel good that he would take the time to reach out to me, he said this wasnt typical of thier drives and for me to call the warranty department tuesday morning. he also asked about the location just double checking what i sent him in the email.
When the drive arrived the upper had a big scratch scuff that they just painted over...
There was a few places that had chips of paint missing adjacent to the quad ring and the corner....
after spending $1600.00 i expected a lil more astetically & quality control from SEI, i probably could have lived with the cosmetic deficiencies albeit maybe begrudgently.... but when the gear oil started leaking out the weap hole on the lower i was kinda pissed, well more frustrated than anything. from my research only water is supposed to come out of that weap hole...
Ill let ya know what happens in the morning after i talk to the warranty department. I hope they are as kind as justin.
