suss1173
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- Jul 11, 2013
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- Boat Info
- 05 390 QSB 5.9,s
Past- 01- 340 -7.4 Horizon's. Pachanga 27- twin 350's, 94-300 twin 350's
- Engines
- Twin QSB 5.9’s
I recently winterized my motors and fresh water system. I wanted to service the outdrives b/f winter layup. I was intimated to take them off myself, so I requested my local marina to service the drives for me. I was reluctant to have the marina do any work to the boat, but that is another subject and maybe another thread too...
The marna said the port outdrive had a leak and might need new bellows. I reminded them that the bellows were replaced on both drives in Jun 2014. After we visually inspected the bellows, it was clear the bellows were in good shape. However there was evidence of water intrusion. The gimbal bearing had some minor rust and the grease in the below was greenish- gray. This was enough evidence for me to believe/ agree that water had made its way into the bellow.
They said they would look further into it and get back to me... A few days later they said the hose clamp on the bellow was loose, and they put some adhesive and a new clamp on it. However they did not want to put the drive back on b/c they did not have a gimbal bearing in stock. I said that I actually had a gimbal bearing, would they use mine and get everything buttoned up for me? They said they wanted/ needed to "go through" the drive to inspect it for damage due to the water intrusion. I said OK. However there response of “needing to go through the drive” seemed odd. It felt like, at first, it was a matter of not having the gimbal bearing, then, when that was solved, it was they needed to go through the drive... Maybe it was just there way of putting it off and/or managing their time. However, it didn’t feel right to me.
At this point the boat is at my friends yard (not the marina) and the marina still has the drive. It is also worth mentioning that in August of 2014 they had that drive off to replace an oil seal and new yoke. Regarding the work that was done, the invoice states: Removed port out drive and resealed the upper driveshaft housing and installed a new U joint yoke.
I would like to know what damage (if any) could have been done to the drive from the water intrusion and what would need to be done to diagnose the possible damage.
The marna said the port outdrive had a leak and might need new bellows. I reminded them that the bellows were replaced on both drives in Jun 2014. After we visually inspected the bellows, it was clear the bellows were in good shape. However there was evidence of water intrusion. The gimbal bearing had some minor rust and the grease in the below was greenish- gray. This was enough evidence for me to believe/ agree that water had made its way into the bellow.
They said they would look further into it and get back to me... A few days later they said the hose clamp on the bellow was loose, and they put some adhesive and a new clamp on it. However they did not want to put the drive back on b/c they did not have a gimbal bearing in stock. I said that I actually had a gimbal bearing, would they use mine and get everything buttoned up for me? They said they wanted/ needed to "go through" the drive to inspect it for damage due to the water intrusion. I said OK. However there response of “needing to go through the drive” seemed odd. It felt like, at first, it was a matter of not having the gimbal bearing, then, when that was solved, it was they needed to go through the drive... Maybe it was just there way of putting it off and/or managing their time. However, it didn’t feel right to me.
At this point the boat is at my friends yard (not the marina) and the marina still has the drive. It is also worth mentioning that in August of 2014 they had that drive off to replace an oil seal and new yoke. Regarding the work that was done, the invoice states: Removed port out drive and resealed the upper driveshaft housing and installed a new U joint yoke.
I would like to know what damage (if any) could have been done to the drive from the water intrusion and what would need to be done to diagnose the possible damage.
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