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    Do I need to drain gear lube to pull outdrive?

    This has probably been covered before but I did search and came up empty. I am going to winterize this weekend and I want to pull the drive to inspect and check alignment. Do I need to drain the gear lube? I did a complete drain and fill in the spring and I have checked it recently by...
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    Vibration in steering wheel when turning right

    I am noticing some slight vibration in the steering wheel when turning right on my Searay 176. Back in April I did some preventative maintenance and replaced the bellows. At that time I checked the gimbal bearing and it was nice and smooth so I did not replace it. I also checked the alignment...
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    Replacing Oil Quick Drain hose

    I noticed my quick drain hose looks funny, it kinda looks like alligator skin and sorta flaky. I can't tell if its rotted or if its just some other crude on it. I am leaning towards just replacing it but had a question about the quick disconnect fitting that its attached to on the oil pan...
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    Alpha One gen II bellows replacement - Few questions

    Hey gang, I am almost done with my full bellows job on my 2002 searay 176. I did run into a few problem areas and wanted to ask the experts if my solutions were acceptable. First, the alum retaining ring for the ujoint bellows did not want to go in so I used my finger with a little 10w30 to...
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    New gimbal bearing -Quesitons

    Hey guys, long time lurker first time poster. I am about to embark on a full bellows replacement on my new to me 2002 Searay 176. I just got all my parts today including a new sierra gimbal bearing. I have some concerns about this bearing and need some advice. The place I bought it is giving me...
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