I have an Alpha One Gen 2, (1992 Bayliner, Ceira, 5.7L, 25ft) . I brought it to a shop to have the corroded LED drain plug removed from the transom. I feel confident doing motor work but I didnt want to damage the transom. (It was moored all season and corroded horribly).
Well, I get it back and the mechanic told me I have a gear oil leak. This wasnt there before. I know... I had my head UNDER the motor contemplating on whether I could do the drain plug myself.
I do a pressure test. It's leaking at the shift shaft bushing and my speedo line is now broke. I pulled the shift shaft, replaced the bushing, seals and noticed the sleeve had been pulled off the original one. I place the sleeve on and leak there was gone.
I move onto the impeller, I replaced the housing, impeller, the carrier assembly (as I still had a metal one) and sat the seal. The carrier sat itself and you could feel it slide into place with a little pressure and sat flush BUT was raising my water pump housing about a quarter of an inch off the surface. (Thus any force on the housing would stop the impeller from spinning properly) So I used ultra black rtv to seal in the gap between the housing unit and the leg and the gasket and housing. Problem solved. It sat great, the impeller could still move and carrier assembly still sits flush. I double check my quad ring is in place and I put the lower back on the upper. I pressure test. It holds. I fill it back up and it's holding great..... four days later, I have gear oil coming out of my water intake holes.
now I have the motor elevated just enough where if it were the upper seals, it would run down towards my shift shaft. I put extended bolts in my unit so I can just lower it slightly to get an inside look and the quad seal looks in place still, although there is oil on the top of it, the impeller housing looks like its dry and the front shift shaft is bone dry.
any helpful suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Well, I get it back and the mechanic told me I have a gear oil leak. This wasnt there before. I know... I had my head UNDER the motor contemplating on whether I could do the drain plug myself.
I do a pressure test. It's leaking at the shift shaft bushing and my speedo line is now broke. I pulled the shift shaft, replaced the bushing, seals and noticed the sleeve had been pulled off the original one. I place the sleeve on and leak there was gone.
I move onto the impeller, I replaced the housing, impeller, the carrier assembly (as I still had a metal one) and sat the seal. The carrier sat itself and you could feel it slide into place with a little pressure and sat flush BUT was raising my water pump housing about a quarter of an inch off the surface. (Thus any force on the housing would stop the impeller from spinning properly) So I used ultra black rtv to seal in the gap between the housing unit and the leg and the gasket and housing. Problem solved. It sat great, the impeller could still move and carrier assembly still sits flush. I double check my quad ring is in place and I put the lower back on the upper. I pressure test. It holds. I fill it back up and it's holding great..... four days later, I have gear oil coming out of my water intake holes.
now I have the motor elevated just enough where if it were the upper seals, it would run down towards my shift shaft. I put extended bolts in my unit so I can just lower it slightly to get an inside look and the quad seal looks in place still, although there is oil on the top of it, the impeller housing looks like its dry and the front shift shaft is bone dry. any helpful suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
