I purchased a new SEI upper and lower and last year because of the o-ring not being where it should have been after servicing I was cruising along and the upper gears shredded. As soon as I heard it I immediately shut down and got towed in. I since have been using another original Alpha 1 with the wrong gears in it for my setup just to finish off the season.
I contacted SEI and they do not do rebuilds. The SEI drive worked great... so I am going to buy another... but my question is should I buy upper and lower or just upper. The lower pretty much accounts for half the 1,800$ price tag and I would flush my original lower out extensively before using it... but I read some posts that say the metal shards may have already damaged the lower... not sure what to do cause the budget is tight. I also dont want to buy the new upper bolt it to the older lower and then ruin it if the lower gives out... then I would have to buy both again.
Please let me know if you have had or seen similar experiences and have advice.
Thanks.
I contacted SEI and they do not do rebuilds. The SEI drive worked great... so I am going to buy another... but my question is should I buy upper and lower or just upper. The lower pretty much accounts for half the 1,800$ price tag and I would flush my original lower out extensively before using it... but I read some posts that say the metal shards may have already damaged the lower... not sure what to do cause the budget is tight. I also dont want to buy the new upper bolt it to the older lower and then ruin it if the lower gives out... then I would have to buy both again.
Please let me know if you have had or seen similar experiences and have advice.
Thanks.