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ronald d cahill
Member
Username: rcahill31
Post Number: 68
Registered: 06-2008
| | Posted on Sunday, October 04, 2009 - 03:26 pm: | 
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while preparing for winter today two screws were removed from the port side of the drive the first one was at the top and is shown in the service manual as a water drain screw, the second screw with a larger head was to the right over hydraulic cylinder, it was removed also and the drive was raised and lowered to force more water out and then antifreeze was poured in the long hose from the gimbal housing to guard the drive against freezing and anti-freeze came out of the screw hole that was over the cylinder and now the screw will not tighten, I am assuming that by removing that screw whatever was behind it is no longer there, so my question is can I plug the hole without any worry as to what may have fell off. |
Bob Hill
Senior Member
Username: boatin_bob
Post Number: 1447
Registered: 07-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, October 04, 2009 - 04:08 pm: |
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http://www.marineengine.com/discus/messages/12488/215305.shtml#POST156594 |
ronald d cahill
Member
Username: rcahill31
Post Number: 69
Registered: 06-2008
| | Posted on Sunday, October 04, 2009 - 04:51 pm: |
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Thank you Bob for the information, next step is to decide before next spring which way to go. |
Bob Hill
Senior Member
Username: boatin_bob
Post Number: 1448
Registered: 07-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, October 04, 2009 - 05:02 pm: |
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Ron...there is really only 1 way to go. Remove the drive, grease your u-joints, check the gimbal bearing and drive shaft bellows, fish out the nut plate, put the screw back in and tighten, put a do not remove sign next to it  and enjoy your winter  |
ronald d cahill
Member
Username: rcahill31
Post Number: 70
Registered: 06-2008
| | Posted on Monday, October 05, 2009 - 08:01 am: |
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Bob, I did all the u joints, the gimbal bearing was nice and smooth and we only put 30 hours on it this summer, if I do pull the drive, where does one go to try and fish the nut plate out and if you find it how and where does one get it back on, do you have to separate the drive or can you go into the impeller location? |
Bob Hill
Senior Member
Username: boatin_bob
Post Number: 1453
Registered: 07-2006
| | Posted on Monday, October 05, 2009 - 09:23 am: |
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Have a look through this thread, one member actually took a few pics, see his 3rd pic where you can see the nut plate laying inside the water passage once the drive was removed.
http://www.marineengine.com/discus/messages/12488/171317.shtml |
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