alpha gen two drive losing lube

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bolo78910

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alpha one gen 2 after water get in the bellows last season, i did not change the oil during the haul out.
now last week i change the oil which wasnt milky , what i install new so far gimball bearing, new gear lube, new bellows, new shift cable, mechanic said the u joints is a tad stiff but it can go. now with the drive oil drain and the drive installed , i unplug the lower drain plug install the lube pump unplug the top plug, i then begin fulling the drive from bottom up. when it start coming out the top hole i stop and then install the top plug follow by install the bottom. now i then go in the boat to top off the drive oil rezervior which was now completly empty, after searching the net tonight it seems i should have put the top plug back in once it start coming out continue pumping antil oil reach the rezervior .

ok with that said the problem i am having is after the first trip out everything went fine, the next day the rezervior was empty, few night ago i went fishing all goes well , this morning as i turn the keys on beep beep again the lube is empty again , i top it off again take it out for a few hours comes back to the dock to find it just lose a little bit. now gess what i see gear lube in the bilge, i chech the reszervior/hose clamp ect all look good.
please dont tell me its the drive seals gosh. if i go back tomorro and it empty again i will have to pull the drive i think. now it dosent seems to empty the rezervior when driving, ongly while sitting in the dock.

thanks guys for ur info.
 
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Re: alpha gen two drive losing lube

If not the bottle or hoses/connections then suspect a bad carrier seal from rust damage on the input yoke.
 
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Re: alpha gen two drive losing lube

thanks bt if it is should it be a pricy fix. roughly how much thanks
 
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Re: alpha gen two drive losing lube

few more info need please guys, with the leaking out of the drive oil i went back yesterday and the rezivior still lost some oil but not as before , i kno gear oil is in the bilge not trying to act blind about lol but do you thing i might have had too much air in the system and it was burping>>?? i top it of again i will take her fishing for stripers tonight, if it lost more gear fluid she will be coming out. i dont have a manual for the drive, i am very handyu with my hands is changing the yoke seal a big deal?? can some one post a step by step how to, thanks guys
 
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Re: alpha gen two drive losing lube

If it keeps leaking, you need to pull the drive, drain the gear lube and do a pressure test of the drive. A couple of common leak areas are the shift shaft bushing in the lower, and the plastic carrier under the pump in the drive.
Here's a link to the complete manual all put together.
http://www.4shared.com/document/dPQUcyn_/Service_Manual_14.html
 
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Re: alpha gen two drive losing lube

thanks don s very much, for the manual, i got two price quote today including hauling and relaunch of the boat.
one price includine changing yoke/seal pressure check put fluid back in the drive for 450 next price is 650 , both of these guys are marine mechanics . i will look through don manual and see if i canm challenge this job, don do u have the manual for the engine also??? merc 5.0L YEAR i think 2000 thanks
 
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