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Thank you! This is exactly what I did, I meant to update yesterday. I just ran the trim up til empty with the cylinder hoses in a bucket, then down til empty. Refilled with fresh ATF, ran up and down til empty again 2x then refilled once more and now I'm waiting for my seal kits to reinstall the...
I don't have much to offer for help besides this, I just did this yesterday (replaced the bell housing bushings & seals) and spent a fair bit of time trying to find out which orientation the seals are to be installed. According to the diagram posted by Don, post #11 in this thread - the seals...
Update on progress - I picked up a heavier duty adjustable "pin wrench" with different sized pin fittings. Finally got the end cap off and completely disassembled both cylinders. I will be going ahead and replacing all the seals since I've made it this far. Thanks everyone for your input!
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This might just be the route I end up taking, at this point. I'd say that's possible as the boat did sit unused for a while, though the tank itself is fairly high up from the bottom of the hull which makes me think it's unlikely water would've it made it that high. Thanks again!
Thanks Bondo! Anything to keep them from seizing like they were would be a plus 😅 Perhaps you could shed some light on this comment as it has me a bit stumped and unsure of parts I should be acquiring:
"I imagine the end cap has some sort of "permanent" seal (aka not replaceable without...
Yes that's correct, just like a brake line. You think it's a concern that some sealer might get in the fluid if I put it on the threads?
I manually "emptied" the cylinders but when I got the first one open there was still a little bit left in there. Does this make heat a poor idea? Thank you!
Great point! Luckily, I think by chance (and since I have the boat on the trailer) it's trimmed up all the way to begin with. I didn't have any high pressure issues in removing the lines, in fact very little fluid came out of the lines themselves when I removed them (and then none when I removed...
Sounds like a successful mission! I have an adjustable grinder flange nut tool and the first end cap came off SO easily (maybe part of the concern here even?) but the 2nd one won't budge. I have the cylinder in a bench vice even and using a hollow steel tube on the flange nut tool for leverage...
Thank you and thank you! So you would use this even on the bolts connecting the lower to upper, for example? I was thinking of putting some 2-3-C on them but wasn't sure if that's appropriate.
Also (since I have it on-hand), would permatex aviation form-a-gasket be an acceptable alternative to...
Thank you for the prompt responses!
Ahh yes the flare nut wrench would've been the way 🤦🏼♂️ even with the socket it was quite difficult to remove but I will definitely keep this in mind for next time. Is there anything I could apply to the fasteners without ill effect that will aid in removal...
Hi all,
I'm new here but have used the forum a ton while working on the outdrive of my boat (2007 Chaparral 210 SSi - Alpha One Gen 2). Amazing content and extremely helpful people here.
Onto my issue(s) - My outdrive was showing quite a bit of paint flaking/some corrosion so I've undertaken a...
