I have had a slow oil leak in the outdrive that I have been in the process of diagnosing. Drive oil was leaking out of the weep holes on the lower half. I've replaced the impeller (unrelated, I know) and the seals and bushings around the shift shaft. Since I have had this all apart, I have noticed that the leak appears to be coming from the upper half and running down the shift shaft receiver on the upper half. However, after reinstalling the shift shaft, the shift shaft positions now appear to be switched. When you look at the drive from the top, the shift receiver is straight ahead for forward gear, and it rotates 45 degrees CW for reverse. The only way I can get the shift shaft in the lower half to line up in this way is to point the bent end of the shift shaft backwards! The boat is a 1997 Sea Pro with what appears to be a 1998 Alpha one (the shift shaft assembly is different between these years).
Any thoughts?
Thanks!
Trevor
Any thoughts?
Thanks!
Trevor
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