While preparing to re-install my 1982 pre-Alfa stern drive, that has been hanging from a cherry picker (engine puller hoist) for the last two days.
I noticed a small round spot of gear oil about the size of a half dollar on the floor, looking up at the lower end, i see a very small perfectly round 1/8" hole about the size a BB, the casing showed a slight sweat like leak, but not a dripping or oozing type of leak, more like a very slow sweat like leak. Guessing when the gear lube gets thinned out from being used it will then run out sure in no time if not plugged.
This small BB size hole is in the casing on the opposite side of the gear lube fill screw approximately 3" higher then the fill screw on the other side.
I had stuck a small thin screw driver blade into the hole that went in about 3/16 and came out showing very clean gear lube of which I had drained and re-filled the leg about 4 days prior to pulling the leg and hanging up-right by the cherry picker, while waiting for delivery of a new alignment tool shaft and new gimble bearing. Then I can retire my sledge hammer (read back about 4 days for that story) anyway, is this hole suppose to be their and is it missing a push or screw in type of plug. I dont think so, but if so then what is this mystery small hole for, anyone know before I just plug it with perhaps JB weld.
I noticed a small round spot of gear oil about the size of a half dollar on the floor, looking up at the lower end, i see a very small perfectly round 1/8" hole about the size a BB, the casing showed a slight sweat like leak, but not a dripping or oozing type of leak, more like a very slow sweat like leak. Guessing when the gear lube gets thinned out from being used it will then run out sure in no time if not plugged.
This small BB size hole is in the casing on the opposite side of the gear lube fill screw approximately 3" higher then the fill screw on the other side.
I had stuck a small thin screw driver blade into the hole that went in about 3/16 and came out showing very clean gear lube of which I had drained and re-filled the leg about 4 days prior to pulling the leg and hanging up-right by the cherry picker, while waiting for delivery of a new alignment tool shaft and new gimble bearing. Then I can retire my sledge hammer (read back about 4 days for that story) anyway, is this hole suppose to be their and is it missing a push or screw in type of plug. I dont think so, but if so then what is this mystery small hole for, anyone know before I just plug it with perhaps JB weld.
