Pulling prop shaft

[Gallf1]

Quick question....on a 2000 SR380DA with 454 MAG MPI's and V-Drive......to push/pull the propeller shaft all the way back to the dripless seal ....do I have to remove the rudder or will the propeller shaft somehow clear/pass the rudder? Propeller will be removed.

I need to remove V-drive to replace damper plate
Thx

 

[ttmott]

Quick question....on a 2000 SR380DA with 454 MAG MPI's and V-Drive......to push/pull the propeller shaft all the way back to the dripless seal ....do I have to remove the rudder or will the propeller shaft somehow clear/pass the rudder? Propeller will be removed.

I need to remove V-drive to replace damper plate
Thx

Nope - rudders are offset.

 

[Gallf1]

Nope - rudders are offset.

Thx....answer I was hoping for!
I will be pulling the shaft and then removing the V-drive to get to the friggin damper plate. I will write it up with photos.

 

[Chris-380]

Thx....answer I was hoping for!
I will be pulling the shaft and then removing the V-drive to get to the friggin damper plate. I will write it up with photos.

Did you get the shaft pulled? Curious how it went

 

[Gallf1]

Did you get the shaft pulled? Curious how it went

Temporarily put the project on hold (new cabin flooring) and it is getting pretty close to haul-out time so I am thinking of waiting until boat is out of water.

I still plan on documenting pulling the V-drive without pulling engine, so project will be the same with the exception of in/out of water.

Definitely measures out to be doable (just wait until its over for the beers!)

 

[Chris-380]

Temporarily put the project on hold (new cabin flooring) and it is getting pretty close to haul-out time so I am thinking of waiting until boat is out of water.

I still plan on documenting pulling the V-drive without pulling engine, so project will be the same with the exception of in/out of water.

Definitely measures out to be doable (just wait until its over for the beers!)

I think my dripless is leaking, so I just need to figure out ow to pull the shaft. Please post info, I appreciate it!

 

[Gallf1]

I think my dripless is leaking, so I just need to figure out ow to pull the shaft. Please post info, I appreciate it!

“Dripless”....more like slow drip.

I have the TideSeals and it is normall to get a few drips every couple of minutes. Is it more than that?

if so, do you have a spare shaft ring seal already on the shaft....you can slide the old one down and the new one in while in the water (check out video)

 

[Chris-380]

“Dripless”....more like slow drip.

I have the TideSeals and it is normall to get a few drips every couple of minutes. Is it more than that?

if so, do you have a spare shaft ring seal already on the shaft....you can slide the old one down and the new one in while in the water (check out video)

It’s not a ton, haven’t seen the other one, I will look closer, thank you!

 

[The Bill Collector]

It’s not a ton, haven’t seen the other one, I will look closer, thank you!

I burped mine a few times and got a few more seasons before they finally gave up the ghost...

 

[Gallf1]

It’s not a ton, haven’t seen the other one, I will look closer, thank you!

If it’s a TideSeal....go on their website and they have pics and videos

 

[hottoddie]

I think my dripless is leaking, so I just need to figure out ow to pull the shaft. Please post info, I appreciate it!

Ay my yacht club they always pull the engine and v drive as a unit to get to the shaft and seals. They have the luxury of having the crane attachment on the travel lift which makes it much easier. If you don't have a crane setup maybe pulling the v drive alone makes sense.

 

[Blueone]

Quick question....on a 2000 SR380DA with 454 MAG MPI's and V-Drive......to push/pull the propeller shaft all the way back to the dripless seal ....do I have to remove the rudder or will the propeller shaft somehow clear/pass the rudder? Propeller will be removed.

I need to remove V-drive to replace damper plate
Thx

Somebody on here pulled his V-drive without removing the engine.... I think on a smaller boat then yours....might be worth a search

 

[Gallf1]

Somebody on here pulled his V-drive without removing the engine.... I think on a smaller boat then yours....might be worth a search

Yup...
That’s where I got the idea

 

[Little Bit]

Interesting, I'll be following!

 

[Chris-380]

Any updates on your project?

 

[Gallf1]

Sorry not yet.....waiting to haul out later this year and then I will document everything from pulling the prop shaft and removing the v-drive (to install new flex plate) without removing the engine.

 

[Chris-380]

Sorry not yet.....waiting to haul out later this year and then I will document everything from pulling the prop shaft and removing the v-drive (to install new flex plate) without removing the engine.

Thank you!