DP290 service process?

[loco]

Hi all,
Going to service my own engine this year which is pretty straightforward, but would like to do the drive leg too. There's nothing wrong with it, so just needs the oil change, etc. So far, I think I just need to do the following:

- Open up the drain plug at the bottom, take out the dipstick, drain the oil. Replace the seals on the plugs
- Swap out the anode, re-grease the prop shafts, etc.
- Clean it all up, anti-foul the leg and props.

The bellows were swapped out less than 2 years ago - I'll check the state of them, but suspect they'll be fine.

Anything else I should be taking care of/attending to while I'm at it? I'm hoping to do it between tides, so taking the leg off, etc. isn't something I'd be able to do in the time....


Thanks in advance!

 

[Scott Danforth]

Re: DP290 service process?

read the stickies at the top of the forum. in there is the manuals for the VP drives. read them.

 

[Don S]

Re: DP290 service process?

The bellows were swapped out less than 2 years ago - I'll check the state of them, but suspect they'll be fine.

As thin as those bellows are, if you keep this boat in the water, I would suggest you change them every other year. It's just too easy to do to risk what happens when they leak.

 

[loco]

Re: DP290 service process?

read the stickies at the top of the forum. in there is the manuals for the VP drives. read them.

Thanks.
I've gone through the workshop manual, but it only really contains complete overhaul procedure. Whilst great information, and will be invaluable when I overhaul the engine and leg next year, I'm just after a checklist of things to cover in a routine service...