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Walters 26 D I think, 02 SANTE.
Last time out I dinged the prop, got it stuck in some stiff mud. Had to lift the boat up to free it. Was only at idle speed. Vibrated pretty good, idled it in and tweaked the tips of the prop back. Noticed the V-drive light flickering so I put in about 12 ozs of SAE30. Had some vibration later around 3600 RPM on the hole shot, ran it for a few sets the next day. Put a new prop on.
I have seen a touch of oil here and there in the bilge, figured it was me slopping it around during maintenance. Today I looked at the V-drive and there was about 1-2 ozs below the drive on the hull and a bit on the bottom of the drive itself. Level was fine cold, will check it after engine warmup and keep an eye on the light. I doubt it's too serious, but better safe and a bit paranoid.
My fear is that I may have tweaked the prop shaft seal when I dinged the prop, but it could also be a gasket. All the oil was below the shaft seal and bottom gasket. Could also just be the breather blowing some out during operation or up and down the hills while trailering.
I am sure it is not cheap to have the seal and gasket replaced and I am not sure I could do anything more than the bottom gasket anyway. I would be sketched about removing the shaft and the coupling to get at the seal, not sure if I could re-align it properly if I could get the seal out and a new one in. I hav e the parts schematic that came with it, seems simple in theory, but difficult in practice as the V-drive is tough to get at on the shaft side.
Anyone messed with one of these or have it redone at a dealer?? Any thoughts are greatly appreciated
Thanks in advance.
Last time out I dinged the prop, got it stuck in some stiff mud. Had to lift the boat up to free it. Was only at idle speed. Vibrated pretty good, idled it in and tweaked the tips of the prop back. Noticed the V-drive light flickering so I put in about 12 ozs of SAE30. Had some vibration later around 3600 RPM on the hole shot, ran it for a few sets the next day. Put a new prop on.
I have seen a touch of oil here and there in the bilge, figured it was me slopping it around during maintenance. Today I looked at the V-drive and there was about 1-2 ozs below the drive on the hull and a bit on the bottom of the drive itself. Level was fine cold, will check it after engine warmup and keep an eye on the light. I doubt it's too serious, but better safe and a bit paranoid.
My fear is that I may have tweaked the prop shaft seal when I dinged the prop, but it could also be a gasket. All the oil was below the shaft seal and bottom gasket. Could also just be the breather blowing some out during operation or up and down the hills while trailering.
I am sure it is not cheap to have the seal and gasket replaced and I am not sure I could do anything more than the bottom gasket anyway. I would be sketched about removing the shaft and the coupling to get at the seal, not sure if I could re-align it properly if I could get the seal out and a new one in. I hav e the parts schematic that came with it, seems simple in theory, but difficult in practice as the V-drive is tough to get at on the shaft side.
Anyone messed with one of these or have it redone at a dealer?? Any thoughts are greatly appreciated
Thanks in advance.
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