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    Sealing compound for DP-SM / SX lower assy

    Thank you very much for looking that up for me. Too bad they don’t list a actual part number for the Volvo sealing compound. If I can’t find the Volvo stuff, I guess I’ll just use a automotive type. Again, Thank you very much for looking that up for me.
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    Sealing compound for DP-SM / SX lower assy

    Ok. Thanks! The outdrive I’m putting back together to put on my boat to replace my SX drive was used on a saltwater boat and has a lot of corrosion on the studs that caused me a lot of grief in splitting the unit. I was hoping to use their recommended sealant to help prevent or reduce the...
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    Sealing compound for DP-SM / SX lower assy

    I am in the process of reassembling my lower assembly onto the upper assembly of my Volvo DP-SM. In the SELOC manual, it states to coat the threads of all bolts or studs with sealing compound. The manual does not give me a Volvo part number. Does anyone know of the Volvo part number for the...
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    Volvo dp-sm outdrive lower stuck

    Well, finally got the upper and lower separated. The trick was getting the small gap between the upper and lower units by using the nuts on the upper assembly studs to push down on washers and force the lower unit down. Once I was able to get the small gap started, a hose down with penetrating...
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    Volvo dp-sm outdrive lower stuck

    Sorry, phone rang and cut me off mid response. I got the dead blow hammer‘s to help persuade the lower off. I also got four nuts that were the same thread pitch as the nylock nuts holding the lower to the upper. I screwed the nuts on to the studs and then stacked washers underneath them. That...
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    Volvo dp-sm outdrive lower stuck

    OK. I actually have the outdrive assembly suspended from the eyeball screwed into the dipstick threads. I also have the lower unit resting atop a outdrive stand that I made. I went and purchased a couple of dead blow hammer’s to help with the
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    Volvo dp-sm outdrive lower stuck

    I am in the process of exchanging my SX-m lower (on my boat) with the lower assembly of a dp-sm outdrive which I have on a stand in the garage. I have removed the 4 nuts and two bolts on the dp-sm outdrive needed to drop the lower, but the two halves will not seem to separate. I’ve tried tapping...
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