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  1. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    I showed the worst... but it's like that on several teeth on each gear. If I just need to replace bearings and knock that stubborn seal, then sure. I found another 888 drive to the north of me (Gary, IN 😬) for even cheaper. Worn skeg though.
  2. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    You think my gears are still worth using? I don't recall a lot of gear noise... but the pitting is concerning. If it was just one pit (or a few in one spot), I'd think nothing of it (the cam in my truck was like that when I rebuilt said engine... still going strong). But several teeth on both...
  3. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    My luck may be turning... digging on Facebook Marketplace, I found somebody with a supposedly good MC-1 that happens to be off an 888 like mine (different year due to different stickers, but whatever) for cheap (reduced for not selling in nearly a year). Even has a stock prop (but not likely the...
  4. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    Having issues. First, I'm having no luck with the upper driveshaft seal. I've curled the metal but I can't get purchase, at least with the strike-cap screwdriver I've been using (the lower came out easy since I could use a socket to pop it out). Need to get a different tool that can catch more...
  5. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    Got the drive apart... Funny, the part of the yoke that rides on the seal looks fine... Unless that rusty groove under the shine is the surface in question. Sleeve it? The gears have some very light pitting: Nothing massive... But still ok to use? The bearings feel great... Smooth as silk.
  6. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    I may have some sitting... or is it emblem cement? In any case, nothing that one of the LAPS's wouldn't have...
  7. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    Ah. So likewise, I'm not off my rocker for only doing the shift and exhaust bellows... honestly the shift may be OK but since I have the part in hand, I might as well? Per a chat with a previous operator (Brother-in-law of the previous owner who did a lot of the maintenance on it), this sort of...
  8. ratdude747

    Best "low effort" towable?

    Nope, as of yesterday, Airhead says parts for that tube are no longer available. This is on the back burner due to the boat having mechanical issues that'll has it off the water and my boating budget locked out. Unless I stumble upon a deal or something.
  9. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    Coworker loaned me the gimbal tools. Pulled the bearing this evening. It clearly isn't original (as it's the later retainer style, not the original snap ring style). But it had been receiving grease from the zerk, so at least that part was working correctly. Did not remove the seal as I couldn't...
  10. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    Doing more reading, apparently the older drives (Alpha 1 gen 1 and earlier) don't use crush sleeves or rolling torque and instead use 200ftlb on the nut? Is this accurate?
  11. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    Add the gimbal bearing to the list... spins freely but is lightly crunchy. May explain the seal failure (and/or made the failure worse). I have a boating coworker who has the special tools for such (alignment bar and bearing puller) so I'm good there. As far as I can tell the drive shaft...
  12. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    That's normal?!? Edit- duh- the foot drives the torx shaft in the lower unit, the seal's in the lower. So maybe just need to do upper case seals? Would that seal going bad explain all the oil?
  13. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    This job just got a lot deeper. As soon as I broke the seal, oil started dripping out: Once removed, it was a water-oil mess everywhere: Tracing the oil, it leads up to the bottom of the input seal... so that's probably wasted: (The U-joint, on the other hand, feels good, not tight and...
  14. ratdude747

    Gauges recommendation

    Valid point... if the voltage is coming back to normal with just the volt gauge disconnected (other gauges still connected) and swinging from 0 to full system voltage, then that points to the fault being an internally shorted volt gauge or some other short that was corrected by disconnecting...
  15. ratdude747

    Best "low effort" towable?

    Yeah except both appear to be smaller single rider tubes... weight capacity no good. There wasn't a capacity listed on the race tube (other than suggesting a 2400lb rated tow line), but being a two-person tube, figured it'd be close enough to hold me (it didn't have issues other than the skin...
  16. ratdude747

    Best "low effort" towable?

    Even for this ancient thing? It's so old that it doesn't have the modern plastic cleat for the rope.
  17. ratdude747

    Gauges recommendation

    With the volt gauge disconnected do/did the other gauges start working? If so, the volt gauge is shorted (faulty) and is overloading the instrument cluster wiring. If not, there is likely a marginal connection in the power/ground feeding the instrument cluster. Analog gauges (especially...
  18. ratdude747

    Best "low effort" towable?

    Reviving this... I scored an old AirHead "Race" tube second hand on a vacation in Missouri a month or so ago... and other than a sore butt, it was a winner: (My wife on it, I rode it too but the video didn't turn out) Sadly, the cover ripped in two separate places (age or being stepped...
  19. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    Yep... the one that uses a special "prong socket" and is threaded.
  20. ratdude747

    MC-1 Drive Dog failure?

    Gotcha. Ordered Quicksilver 45518T1 which is a kit with the bushings and the lever. The lever roller may be shot anyway with as sloppy as my shifting was. Grease: I have a grease gun with marine rated grease in it that I use for the zerks on the outdrive. That's what I planned on using for the...
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