ok, got engine out.... left F/C in place. Would the pds bearing replacement and ujoint inspection be better if removed aft, or could they come out form the front after removal of fly wheel cover?
A PDS is always removed from AFT. The F/C can remain installed.
In order to remove a PDS and/or to inspect your universal shaft and bearing crosses (aka U-joints) the transmission must be removed.
See my posts in this thread.
http://www.marineengine.com/boat-fo...8-Drive-Bellows-Replacement-Aquamatic-250-270
While the OP's engine/drive is an older 6 cylinder model with a 270 drive, it uses the single bearing PDS with a pilot nose...... similar to what your DP-C1 uses.
One difference is....... your charcoal gray F/C does NOT offer a grease port. This means that your PDS bearing will be sealed. It should be an industry standard 6206-2RS..... and NOT a 6206!
Use a good German, USA, Japanese or ______ brand bearing..... and DO NOT use a BBQ Pork bearing (i.e., Chinese made)!
NOTE: you will have a shim pack directly underneath the transmission. Be sure to inventory every one of these shims so that they can all go back in.
Be sure to replace all O-rings with new O-rings!
Your drive also requires GL-5 or equivalent gear oil...... NOT 30W!
great time to clean out bilge by the way.
Yes!
i noticed that the charcoal paint on the fwc flaked off with corrosion, yet the lite grey volvo paint on the thru-transom
looks like new.
is there a tutorial for uploading pics cant seem to attach them
You can do one of several things:
.......Host your photos on a website, and then link us to them.
or......
.......Click on "Go Advanced" at the lower right area.
A new page will appear.
Scroll down and see the active page.
Click on the paper-clip icon.
Now click on the "add files" and make your selection from your PC. (you can select multiple files by holding the Ctrl key down)
Next, click on "up-load files".
When finished, click on "Done".
Next click on "preview" to see if they were uploaded correctly.
If all is OK, click on "submit reply".
Use can also Edit your posting for up to 60 minutes or so (I forget the exact time).
By the way...... large resolution photos do not work, so if they are too large, go to "tiny pic. com" and reduce the resolution.
Save the files with a new name, or add an extension to them.
Example:
photo file "engine bay photo.jpg" now becomes "engine bay photo 2.jpg" ........ and photo file "stern drive photo.jpg" now becomes "stern drive photo2.jpg".
One more notoe:
If you respond within the Quote Field like I often do (using blue colored font), you'll need to add a few characters outside of the quote field.
I use a series of "...................." just outside of the quote field at the top.
thanks for all the help
brett