I have a buddy who replaced his kitchen dishwasher.
The old one still worked fine, so he installed it in his shop.
It works great for cleaning all kinds of stuff.
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That does make sense...
So with this method, you don't need anything to drive it on.?
It seems like I will still need some way to carefully tap it on...
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So with this method, you don't need to drive it on at all.?
The video I saw from SKF said not to heat the sleeve.
They were concerned about it warping since it's so thin.
I do really like the idea of freezing the yoke hub though.
In my case, I'll need to freeze the entire universal joint.
Wife...
I am currently resealing our Alpha One Gen 2 outdrive.
And I have ordered a Speedi-Sleeve for the yoke shaft surface.
Looking ahead, I am wondering how this sleeve gets installed.
It comes with an installation tool for driving the sleeve on.
But the protruding shaft spline will be in the way of...
This may have been previously discussed but I can't get the search to work...
We have a 1997 Sea Ray 175XL BR and it has a 4.3LX Gen+ engine & outdrive.
I am currently resealing the entire outdrive and replacing bellows, gimbal, etc.
I think Gen+ refers mainly to the engine. Is the Gen+...
The unit is an Alpha Gen 2.
I agree I have the capabilities to do it, but I'm currently buried with projects, and now with the setback to my hand, was just hoping to farm out the task.
The drive is removed and easy to take somewhere. I was planning to do gimbal bearing and bellows, just to...
We have a little 175 SeaRay with a Mercruiser 4.3 LX Gen+.
The Alpha outdrive is off and I was planning to rebuild it, but an unfortunate recent hand injury currently has me one handed. So I'm looking to drop it off with someone and pay to have that done.
The lower section does pass vacuum &...
Update:
I drained out all the gear lube. It was clean and fresh (dark blue/green color) with no sign of water until the very end. So I think there was a small amount of water in the upper section.
The outdrive does not hold pressure or vacuum, but the lower section, when tested by itself, does...
I'm following this thread with significant interest, since I may be in for this same challenge on a neglected boat I'm working on...
RE: the Pulling the Engine Alternative:
Wouldn't it be simpler/easier to just remove the entire transom bracket from the rear of the boat? That way you could then...
OK. Thanks for that. I do have a Gen-II and I recognize that shaft seal.
And I know it's located directly under the water impeller housing.
So I can see how that particular oil seal could leak into the water intake.
I will report back after I remove the drive this weekend.
