Hi Guys....Wrench here..
Its been a pretty long time since I've been here.
I see that Guyg, Rod_Stewart, Bondo, Kghost and a few others are still all on the forum. Way to go guys for hanging in there and helping out the multitudes.
I've been stuck on a Tent trailer/camping forum for the past 2 years or so.
I have a question about gear lube for ya.
I have an Alpha 1 Gen 2 on my boat (2005). I've been using Quicksilver gear lube in my outdrive, but I'm wondering about what other guys are using. Any other brand that is just as good, but maybe a little less costly? I'm always open to suggestions.
Also...
When refilling my drive that has a remote gear lube monitor, the service manual says to pump it up from the bottom until it comes out the vent, (just like always), then remove the pump, plug the lower hole, and then pour lube into the remote reservoir up on top (which was previously emptied), until it also comes out the vent hole down below. Thats what I have been doing.
however...
I saw a youtube video of a guy refilling one and he pumped from the bottom until it came out the vent, installed the vent plug, and then kept pumping from the bottom until it showed up in the remote bottle. He then removed the pump and plugged the lower hole.Then he topped up the remote bottle from up on top. Does anybody else do it this way? Is it an acceptable way to do it? This may be easier than the way I do it. What do you think?
Wrench
Its been a pretty long time since I've been here.
I see that Guyg, Rod_Stewart, Bondo, Kghost and a few others are still all on the forum. Way to go guys for hanging in there and helping out the multitudes.
I've been stuck on a Tent trailer/camping forum for the past 2 years or so.
I have a question about gear lube for ya.
I have an Alpha 1 Gen 2 on my boat (2005). I've been using Quicksilver gear lube in my outdrive, but I'm wondering about what other guys are using. Any other brand that is just as good, but maybe a little less costly? I'm always open to suggestions.
Also...
When refilling my drive that has a remote gear lube monitor, the service manual says to pump it up from the bottom until it comes out the vent, (just like always), then remove the pump, plug the lower hole, and then pour lube into the remote reservoir up on top (which was previously emptied), until it also comes out the vent hole down below. Thats what I have been doing.
however...
I saw a youtube video of a guy refilling one and he pumped from the bottom until it came out the vent, installed the vent plug, and then kept pumping from the bottom until it showed up in the remote bottle. He then removed the pump and plugged the lower hole.Then he topped up the remote bottle from up on top. Does anybody else do it this way? Is it an acceptable way to do it? This may be easier than the way I do it. What do you think?
Wrench