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I used the butyl tape and took the Life Calk back - I am glad I did. The maneuvering of the seatback to align it in place would have made a huge mess with the Life Calk. The excess butyl compound was easily removed after the seat back stanchions were bolted in place.

The Life-Calk sounds like Anti Seize's cousin... You get Anti Seize on you and before you know it, it's in your armpits...LOL. I just bought the roll of buytl sealing tape compound that Halfhitch mentioned. It looks like the procedure is to roll the tape to a round "log" and apply it to the...

I bought a tube of Life-Calk from West Marine. The upholstery shop forgot about the seat back... they said they'd have it completed by the end of this week but I'll believe that when I see it. They are two months past due from the timing they quoted.

Thanks for the response. There isn't a transom locker on this vintage - it's a 1997 model and I forgot to include that in my original post. Below is a picture I copied off the web as my boat is still in storage. The support mounting bars circled in red are where the sealer was. It's possible...

I took my stern seat out last fall to have it reupholstered and the back rest had through bolts through the transom. The original sealer looked to be a non-hardening sealer and I'd like to know what it's called so I can properly re-seal the bolts when I install the seat. Thanks.

The oil color is the blue/green color of gear lube but I can't get enough on a paper towel to determine if it smells like gear lube. One thought is it could be spline grease (which is a similar color to gear lube) that is separating and the liquid portion is dripping to the ground somehow but...

I spoke too soon... A couple of days ago, I noticed a spot of oil the size of a quarter on the driveway. The oil is coming from the shift shaft area. in the direction of the red arrow.

I replaced the check valve seal in the outdrive. It's been one week since I installed the outdrive and so far, no leaks. If the wind would calm down, I could actually use the boat. It seems like March lasts for 2-1/2 months in Michigan...

I didn't like the nicks/gouges that were in the seal. The local marina had one in stock so I bought it and will change it out in the next day or two. It came with a new spring and ball. Then it's time to install the drive. If it leaks again, hopefully, I can trace the leak path. Hopefully...

I looked at the seal on the outdrive again under some decent lighting and there are some nicks on it but it doesn't seal against the face. It is a double lip seal that seals on the inside diameter. It is approximately 1/32" recessed into the face of the drive. I inspected the check valve on...

It looks OK to me - I don't see any damage to it. When the drive is installed, the gasket surrounds that check valve area.

Are you referring to the seal that is pressed into the drive that mates up with the check valve on the gimble housing?

I purchased a couple of quarts of the Quicksilver High Performance Gear oil to change the lube in my stern drive. I had a partial quart in the boat and used that up first. After I was all done adding oil to the drive and got it buttoned up, as I was throwing the empty gear lube container in...

I thought it would be best to start a new thread - I have an inconsistent gear oil leak to the ground on my alpha 1, gen 2 drive. I removed the drive last fall prior to putting my boat in storage. Recently, I drained the gear oil and there was no evidence of water in the drive. I pressure...

Bt Doctor and all, I drained the gear oil from the outdrive a couple of days ago and there was no water in the oil. I am going to pressure test the drive but the local WestMarine store didn't have a fitting in stock. I'm wondering if that is really necessary since there wasn't any water in...

I'm preparing to begin to work on this as soon as I bring the boat home from storage in two weeks. Is your thought the oil is coming from the area behind the U-joints and leaking into the bellows area, then leaking through the shift shaft seal onto the zinc anode? If the shift shaft seal were...

Background information: Three years ago, I noticed my volt meter at 12 volts while cruising. The issue was a broken terminal on the lead to the battery. Fortunately, there was no damage to the alternator. I noticed the mounting bracket was cracked through and the alternator was vibrating. I...

The leak is coming from the lower portion of the keyhole area - not the large bore where the u-joints and yoke pass through - the lower portion. I didn't think any gear oil was present in that area. I wonder if it is the check valve where the oil passage leads to the drive is somehow leaking...

I was thinking about mounting it to the bimini support tubes near the side of my head which would be farther away from the compass than the current VHF radio. This may be a project that will be put on the back burner until next spring.

It's not coming from the lower (drive side) but it is coming from the upper shaft.