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Well, Seal came off, cavity loaded with grease! Bearing is not sealed
See:
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So does this mean I have a grease fitting? The only on I see is on top of the steering arm assy. Is that it?? Thanks, Rick.
The C drives used a single bearing PDS.
Since there is no grease port, these are sealed bearings.
If an open bearing is used, it will lose it’s grease and will fail prematurely.
Yep its a DP. So is is possible that early C drives have open PDS bearing set up vs. Sealed?
If you are the original owner, and if you have NOT changed out the flywheel cover, it should be a single bearing PDS........ i.e., sealed bearing.
If the flywheel cover is red, then it will be a double bearing PDS..... i.e., two open bearings..... and the F/C will have the grease port at the 12:00 O'clock position.
Not sure how to proceed with this bearing situation.
Remove the AFT seal.
Reach in with a long needle nose pliers (tips altered to work with the snap ring eyelets) and remove the two large snap rings.
Now see if the PDS can be pulled out.
Single bearing PDS (one sealed bearing) can be removed without engine removal.
Double bearing PDS (two open bearings) cannot be removed without pulling the engine.
Can a sealed bearing be installed in place of the open bearing?
Yes!
The AFT bearing (in a sealed version) will be a 6206-2RS.
The AFT bearing (in an open version) will be a 6206 and with a 6007 FWD bearing.
However, if the F/C has the grease port, you would want to installed open bearings (two of them) so that they can receive grease in the future.
A lot of information thanks for sharing. I'll need to digest a bit and focus on trying to find that grease fitting. Your examples clearly show Zerks or passageway for grease. I'm either blind or stupid I beginning to wonder who did what to this boat.
The C and later drive flywheel covers were painted a charcoal gray color, as seen in post #16.
I may be possible that someone painted it red, in which case it would not have the grease port, and would use a single bearing PDS.
To recap:
1. Red FW cover.
See above
2. Not a V8. GM 4.3L V6 , 1992 432B engine
Should be the same for the GM V-6.
Go here and find your engine via the complete engine model number.
Once there, scroll down and look under the "transmissions" heading.
http://www.marinepartseurope.com/en/volvo-penta-schematics-MarineGasolineEngines.aspx
3. AFT seal was NOT installed in the non-conventional manner upon inspection and removal!
Yes, I can see that via your photo.... that's why I mentioned it!
FYI.... it is not imperative that the AFT seal be installed in the Non-Conventional direction if you have the sealed single bearing PDS.
It is imperative if you have the double bearing PDS.
Out to do some more looking.
Thanks (again) Rick!
You are certainly welcome!
I think someone might had substituted ad open PDS bearing instead of a sealed on and manually packed it with grease. There is no way to externally grease it otherwise. My son says "repack it and put it back together".
No PORK!
I have a new AFT seal in hand.
You probably have the AFT most universal drive shaft female yoke seal in hand.
I.E., the 35 X 62 X 7mm seal.
The 6206-2RS bearing has two seals that are snapped in place via a grove at each side of the outer race.
This bearing is used with the single bearing PDS.
The 6206 bearings is not sealed.
This bearing is used with the double bearing PDS, with a 6007 up front.
I keep shaking my head wondering why I see the open bearing installed and can not find any way to add grease externally.
This was a mistake by the last person in there!
If it truly is a double bearing set up with no external grease points I can't pull out AFT and would need to remove engine or slide ahead.
If there is NO grease fitting at the 12:00 O'clock position, it's very doubtful that it is a double bearing PDS .
As I suggested earlier, remove the 35x62x7mm seal, remove the two large snap rings, and try to pull the PDS out.
You will need one of these (with the tips modified) to fit and grab the snap ring eyelets.
Don't waste your time trying to use a factory style snap ring tool.