kghost
Silver Medal Contributor
Now that you have this outdrive you will need to do a few things in preparation for use.
1. Drain gear oil.
2. Pressure check drive to 15 psi max, and it should stay at that pressure for 2 minutes with no more than 1-2 psi loss.
3. Split cases and replace water pump impeller assembly to start from new. Pay close attention to "partition dam plate" and make sure it is in perfect shape and follow directions on (I believe you should add a bead of RTV along the top of partition dam plate just before reassembly of the two halves) To assure exhaust gasses from entering.
4. reassemble two halves
5. I could not see but if U-joint assembly has grease fittings, Grease the piss out of them.
If pressure check fails you will need to replace bad seals.
One other thing I would do is to remove top cap and take a good look at gears and cap bearing assembly and make sure NO blueing or any other obvious issues with bearing.