hammerhead_77
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- Feb 28, 2016
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So.... My free boat ain't so free after all. See my thread in the hull repair forum if you want the gory details.
Anyway, today I was replacing the prop that the PO hit some rocks with...and I noticed some leakage on the shifter seal.. Drained the oil and YEP! its got water in it. Since I know the OD was rebuilt and then the boat sat for a long time, I'm guessing the seal dried out and when I did a bunch of shifting this weekend fwd-n-r-n-fwd-n-r-n-fwd... while waiting for a spot at the launch to get to the dock it probably started to leak.
My thoughts are to change the seal, flush it with 10w30, run it, change the oil again and rock on if no more water.
My question is, how much of a pain is it to change that shifter seal? Do you start by taking the 4 bolts our of the plate or by taking the one bolt out of the shifter arm?
THanks to anyone who has changed this and can coach me!
Anyway, today I was replacing the prop that the PO hit some rocks with...and I noticed some leakage on the shifter seal.. Drained the oil and YEP! its got water in it. Since I know the OD was rebuilt and then the boat sat for a long time, I'm guessing the seal dried out and when I did a bunch of shifting this weekend fwd-n-r-n-fwd-n-r-n-fwd... while waiting for a spot at the launch to get to the dock it probably started to leak.
My thoughts are to change the seal, flush it with 10w30, run it, change the oil again and rock on if no more water.
My question is, how much of a pain is it to change that shifter seal? Do you start by taking the 4 bolts our of the plate or by taking the one bolt out of the shifter arm?
THanks to anyone who has changed this and can coach me!