pantaloonz
Petty Officer 1st Class
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- Nov 28, 2014
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ok,
I had my friend come over and help me crack the damn drain plug screws which is the good and the bad news.
As soon as the bottom screw came out, straight water came out for about 15 seconds, slowly turning to oil, the oil was not surprising light brown but darker than I expected. However the water is a clear indication of the suspected issue. Also when we disconnected the upper unit from the pivot housing a bit more water came out from the gasket area
I would say roughly a few teaspons. The unit continued to drain a milky brown mixture till the end.
Here here is a shot of the upper unit releasing from the pivot housing,, the gasket is fried.
You can see the water in the bellows...
Next I took a couple shots of the upper bellows, the bellows with the alignment rod in it.. I didnt want to press on it too hard, the seals don't look too bad but I didnt poke around to much but I did wipe away the real of the bellow as the seam back there is questionable..
I soaked up the water after these pictures were taken but didnt yet wipe any more gunk, residue off. I did not take a picture of the pivot housing as it was raining and I don't want rain water or more moisture in there!
Finally I snapped some shots of the alignment rod and the face of the upper unit..
Gear oil reading was .. normal prior to removal... would that be possible if water got in there?
In the last picture I can see how rusty the joint is, and there is a lot of muddy goop in there, but the seal (I'm assuming into the gear box itself) is pristine, clean not a sign of any wear or extrusion..
I still don't understand why just a bunch of water came out at first release.. it's almost like the lower unit was full of water and starting to force it's way into the upper unit deterioriating the lubrication..but that doesnt explain why oil would come out of the pivot housing gasket..
I'm stumped....
I also do not see any o-rings ... The only seal/gasket I see is the primary gasket.
Time to do more reading and diagram anaylsis while I wait for you experts!!!.. good or bad.. I'm ready.. give it to me straight!
-Pantz
I had my friend come over and help me crack the damn drain plug screws which is the good and the bad news.
As soon as the bottom screw came out, straight water came out for about 15 seconds, slowly turning to oil, the oil was not surprising light brown but darker than I expected. However the water is a clear indication of the suspected issue. Also when we disconnected the upper unit from the pivot housing a bit more water came out from the gasket area
I would say roughly a few teaspons. The unit continued to drain a milky brown mixture till the end.
Here here is a shot of the upper unit releasing from the pivot housing,, the gasket is fried.
You can see the water in the bellows...
Next I took a couple shots of the upper bellows, the bellows with the alignment rod in it.. I didnt want to press on it too hard, the seals don't look too bad but I didnt poke around to much but I did wipe away the real of the bellow as the seam back there is questionable..
I soaked up the water after these pictures were taken but didnt yet wipe any more gunk, residue off. I did not take a picture of the pivot housing as it was raining and I don't want rain water or more moisture in there!
Finally I snapped some shots of the alignment rod and the face of the upper unit..
Gear oil reading was .. normal prior to removal... would that be possible if water got in there?
In the last picture I can see how rusty the joint is, and there is a lot of muddy goop in there, but the seal (I'm assuming into the gear box itself) is pristine, clean not a sign of any wear or extrusion..
I still don't understand why just a bunch of water came out at first release.. it's almost like the lower unit was full of water and starting to force it's way into the upper unit deterioriating the lubrication..but that doesnt explain why oil would come out of the pivot housing gasket..
I'm stumped....
I also do not see any o-rings ... The only seal/gasket I see is the primary gasket.
Time to do more reading and diagram anaylsis while I wait for you experts!!!.. good or bad.. I'm ready.. give it to me straight!
-Pantz