Bearing Buddies maintain a little pressure in the hub to help keep water out, but they will fall off just as easily as your basic caps do. Put a rubber cover and band clamp on them, as suggested above, or get new hubs.
Correct. With Sure Lube, the grease comes out inboard of the brake backing plate or goes into the axle. I believe it comes out of a hole inboard of the brake backing plate on dropped axles. At least it does on mine.
Some folks on this thread are confusing Sure Lube with EZ Lube. They are...
As long as the tube sealed at the transom, it's a solid design. I haven't heard of that seal failing. A failed or improperly installed bellows will allow water into the boat. I say it's time to go boating.
In the engine bay is a tube sealed at the transom that extends up above the water line that the cable and housing run through. Are you still having leakage after the bellows replacement?
Being a '96, a joint venture year, it's basically a Volvo SX-M drive.
When my EFI Ford 302 needs replacement, I'll have to investigate the GM route you suggest.
I've always done regular annual maintenance also. I never was able to get the plastic cap with the zerk to keep the water out. I frankly wish I didn't have this spindle, but it's not worth replacing my 6K axle to get rid of it.
I can't answer your question, but the sealing surface looks terrible, even in the original location. I would be surprised if that will keep water out. However you resolve the brake issue, I would put a speedi-sleeve on there so the seal has a smooth surface to ride on. Was internal corrosion...
I have a trailer boat and a boat in a slip.
In addition to above, expect to replace the anodes twice as often, if not more, when stored in salt water. I replace our outdrive anodes every four months.
If the boat has an IO, I suggest installing a Neutra Salt flushing system to slow the internal...
Here are a couple of options.
Plug in your serial number here.
https://www.volvopenta.com/en-us/service-and-support/your-engine/manuals-and-handbooks/
Or, try here.
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Now that it's working I would just run it. I would confirm though that with the cover off it shifts all the way into F and R from the helm. If not, adjust the nut on the end of the cable at the drive end until it does. I would also look at the shift cable routing to confirm there are no sharp...
I have Reliable Sure Lube hubs on my '95 Calkins trailer and I had to add Speedi-sleeves to them and ended up with the same issue. The Speedi-sleeve mostly covers the hole between the inner bearing and rear seal that allows the grease to exit inboard of the brake backing plate. I can barely...
Try grounding the oil pressure switch (breaker) connector to ground and see if you can get above 2500 rpm smoothly.
It sounds like it's something else. Can you use a portable fuel tank of fresh fuel?
The SLOW system uses separate temperature and pressure SWITCHES that are independent from the sensors (senders) that go to the gauges. I suspect the breaker is the switch. I believe the switches are normally closed (ECM sees ground) during normal operating conditions, but I'm not sure. If you...
The only seals that need replacing when pulling the drive and replacing those parts mentioned is number 88 and the O-rings for the drain plug, overflow port, and dipstick. As preventative maintenance, you may want to replace 13, 14, & 15 as these can crack and create air leaks into the raw...
