FORUM RULES UPDATED - The forum rules have been updated to continue to provide a friendly and safe environment for our member community. Please take a moment to review the updated rules and our terms of use and privacy policy. Click here for Forum Rules which has links to the 'terms of use' and 'privacy policy'.
In Other News . . .
You will notice a few enchancements to the forums to make your experience better. These include: Email Notifications, Thread Previews, Thread Starter Notation, and Emoji Options on the 'Like' icon. . .
Additionally, the merchant portions of the website have been updated and are now operational. . . . Check out iBoats for all your boating gear.
Back in the 80's OMC had problems with the gears in their out-drives, the fix was to change the gears to what they called 5 deg. gears, this was a free fix to owners of these out-drives and when the up-date fix was completed they put a sticker on the top of the flame arrestor cover indicating...
I was advised to be "VERY CAREFULL" when replacing the seal on the shift shaft. Is there any special precautions when doing this, or special tools needed. Checked out YouTube, but couldn't find a video on the shift shaft.
I have a 2005 Alpha 1 Gen. ll with lower unit fluid leaking from the two vent holes just above the cavitation plate, (first outdrive I have owned that have these holes). The holes are about 5/16 dia. toward the leading edge of the outdrive. I am told they help the water drain out of the drive...
