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It’s certainly worth trying the new seal already mounted on your shaft. I used my shaft mounted spare after 9 or 10 years with no issue, there should be no deterioration of the spare seal in a fresh water installation.2000- 380 DA with V-Drives
Just trying to figure out what I have. I see the seal with the hose to it. What is the black plastic just FWD of the seal (above in the pic).
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Thank you
We have access to a a trailer, so we could probably pull the boat and change. I just don’t see much info on how to pull the shafts, so any advice on this would be great, I am pretty sure they are original.
I get a little water in my bilge, I think it is coming from the starboard shaft seal. I might get 1-1.5 gallons over the weekend depending on how much I run. Doesn’t leak at all at idle or off. I need to get someone to operate and climb down and see what I can see down there. My marina doesn’t seem to know much about them....I forgot to ask, are they leaking? If not, I'd let it be.
You'll have to pull the props in order to pull the shafts. Since I had it done in February and I'm in indoor cold storage, I let the marina do it. They even had to dig a nice little trench below my boat to get the shaft out.
I get a little water in my bilge, I think it is coming from the starboard shaft seal. I might get 1-1.5 gallons over the weekend depending on how much I run. Doesn’t leak at all at idle or off. I need to get someone to operate and climb down and see what I can see down there. My marina doesn’t seem to know much about them....
That’s the next thing on my list. My wife won’t operate this boat, so I need one of my dock mates to come out with me. Hoping it’s something simple.I had some bilge water that I traced to mine. Went and looked at it while underway and saw a wobble at the housing.... turned out to be a slightly bent shaft.
That’s the next thing on my list. My wife won’t operate this boat, so I need one of my dock mates to come out with me. Hoping it’s something simple.
I love v drives, it would be hard to go back to I/o’sSee, V-Drives are soooo much fun compared to outdrives! I keep telling myself that in the long run it's easier and cheaper with V-Drives...
I love v drives, it would be hard to go back to I/o’s
I get a little water in my bilge, I think it is coming from the starboard shaft seal. I might get 1-1.5 gallons over the weekend depending on how much I run. Doesn’t leak at all at idle or off. I need to get someone to operate and climb down and see what I can see down there. My marina doesn’t seem to know much about them....
@ttmott question for you.
I think I have this figured out, after watching quite a few videos and doing some searches. With my v-drives I have very limited access.
So, I believe my best course of action is to put the new Tides assembly in place (but not secured), with the protective sleeve over the new seal. Slide the shaft in and hook it up, secure the Tides assembly then remove the protective sleeve? My access is so limited, to replace the seal, I have to remove the entire assembly (can't get a screwdriver in there to open up the seal housing with it in place).
Sorry for the threadjack @Chris-380!
From what I have read, seal every 5 years, entire assembly 10 years. Mine is original. I think most last 20 yearsHow often do you need to replace the drive shaft seals? PO says they were done on my boat in 2016.
Correct. There is definitely a way to change the seal with everything installed not to say it is easy; but I think you need to figure out a way. I did it in the Bahamas on my Sundancer when some fishing line got wrapped around the shaft and up into the log and seal. I swear it was a 4 hour rolfing session in a steam room then three G&T's afterwards but I was able to get it done.@ttmott question for you.
I think I have this figured out, after watching quite a few videos and doing some searches. With my v-drives I have very limited access.
So, I believe my best course of action is to put the new Tides assembly in place (but not secured), with the protective sleeve over the new seal. Slide the shaft in and hook it up, secure the Tides assembly then remove the protective sleeve? My access is so limited, to replace the seal, I have to remove the entire assembly (can't get a screwdriver in there to open up the seal housing with it in place).
Sorry for the threadjack @Chris-380!