Shaft Seals, Replace?

[Skybolt]

straight drives? Yeah, they would be much easier than my V-drives. These fkg things are under the engine. I can barely get down there to look at them, let alone remove and replace. It would take me days.

I agree it's expensive and the hours probably padded. Unfortunately, not much competition around here, so pricing is high.

Eventually it will have to be done. Just trying to decide if now is the time or I try to squeeze them down and get a year or two out of them. The bellows thing has me "worried." I do think their 6 year replacement is a little soon to "cover our a$$." Decisions, Decisions.

I am not familiar with the 370, but was assuming that it's similar to the 380 in space?

I helped my buddy do his (380) a few years ago and it wasn't that bad. But yes, mine are straight 2" shafts, pretty easy for what it is.

But I get it. Good luck in your decisions.

 

[dtfeld]

heating the collar can be a great time saver....

BEST !

RWS

THIS ^^^^^

 

[Golfman25]

So to update. I bit the bullet and went ahead with the new seals. Good thing too as the old seals looked pretty worn at the face. Extremely tight fit with the v-drives. Remove and replace seal, cleanup shafts, replace cutlass bearings, align engine about $3700 per side. Not cheap, but done and i’m not bumped and bruised.