4Winns4Fun2
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Hi all,
I have a 2005 Four Winns Funship 224 5.0L GXI-G with a Penta drive labelled DPS and 3883609 which I cross-referenced at this link to be a DPS-A drive if that's accurate...
http://www.marinepartsexpress.com/vp_outdrives.php
I have a workshop manual for DPS drives (not DPS-A specifically) and also referred to the manual linked in the VP section here which appear to be identical as far as I can tell...
http://forums.iboats.com/filedata/fetch?id=7174624&d=1400605153
However, when I pulled my drive off for annual inspection/maintenance for the first time (previously maintained by a shop each year and now I wanted to take it on myself), I see some differences which I cannot seem to find literature describing. Note the difference in the seal on the transom housing. It goes around what appears to be the exhaust and water pump passages. Also, the trim cylinders are retained by a cotter pin instead of the e-clip described in the manual. Most notably, there is no zerk fitting on the transom housing or anywhere I can see for greasing the gimbal bearing so I'm under the presumption that this version came with a sealed bearing. U-joints are also wihout zerks.
I pulled it apart and noted that everything looks clean inside the drive area and well greased. No water inside. Bellows seem like new with no cracks.
Could someone help me confirm if this is a DPS-A drive or otherwise? Is there a link to a manual for mine?
And is there anything I need to look out for outside of what's mentioned in the DPS manual linked above? I just wanted to inspect/grease gimbal bearing, inspect bellows, grease U-joints, grease driveshaft splines, align drive and replace the sterndrive lube. I've done everything so far short of the drive lube change (awaiting tool for inner prop) and gimbal/U-joint grease since no zerks exist.
And for my piece of mind... how does the bellow seal to the drive at the pinion bearing carrier? Manual says to apply coat of 828250 grease at the tapered end, but I'm wondering how the seal is made with those 4 semi-circular indents in the perimeter? I see the water/scum line on the pinion bearing carrier so water appears to not getting past there, but hard to see if it seals on the perimeter or butts up at the end...just don't want to end up with water in the drive!! TIA
I have a 2005 Four Winns Funship 224 5.0L GXI-G with a Penta drive labelled DPS and 3883609 which I cross-referenced at this link to be a DPS-A drive if that's accurate...
http://www.marinepartsexpress.com/vp_outdrives.php
I have a workshop manual for DPS drives (not DPS-A specifically) and also referred to the manual linked in the VP section here which appear to be identical as far as I can tell...
http://forums.iboats.com/filedata/fetch?id=7174624&d=1400605153
However, when I pulled my drive off for annual inspection/maintenance for the first time (previously maintained by a shop each year and now I wanted to take it on myself), I see some differences which I cannot seem to find literature describing. Note the difference in the seal on the transom housing. It goes around what appears to be the exhaust and water pump passages. Also, the trim cylinders are retained by a cotter pin instead of the e-clip described in the manual. Most notably, there is no zerk fitting on the transom housing or anywhere I can see for greasing the gimbal bearing so I'm under the presumption that this version came with a sealed bearing. U-joints are also wihout zerks.
I pulled it apart and noted that everything looks clean inside the drive area and well greased. No water inside. Bellows seem like new with no cracks.
Could someone help me confirm if this is a DPS-A drive or otherwise? Is there a link to a manual for mine?
And is there anything I need to look out for outside of what's mentioned in the DPS manual linked above? I just wanted to inspect/grease gimbal bearing, inspect bellows, grease U-joints, grease driveshaft splines, align drive and replace the sterndrive lube. I've done everything so far short of the drive lube change (awaiting tool for inner prop) and gimbal/U-joint grease since no zerks exist.
And for my piece of mind... how does the bellow seal to the drive at the pinion bearing carrier? Manual says to apply coat of 828250 grease at the tapered end, but I'm wondering how the seal is made with those 4 semi-circular indents in the perimeter? I see the water/scum line on the pinion bearing carrier so water appears to not getting past there, but hard to see if it seals on the perimeter or butts up at the end...just don't want to end up with water in the drive!! TIA
