NJDonzi
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Ok....pulled the propeller shaft cover off today to locate the leak. As I said before this was fixed at one time in the past and the leak returned. This is the only issue the original owner ever had. So this is what I found. The seal is bad on the transmission side of the shaft. Its a good size leak also.
This is what I think has happened. When I dropped the cover a TON of water spilled all over. I bet it was a good 12 onces! The cover was holding that much water because the ends were clogged with a build up of dirt dust etc. So I think this made the water just lay in the cover. Being that the old owner never really used this machine much at all the water rusted the smaller shaft the comes through the seal. When this built up with rust and the machine was used it just tore the seal up enough to cause the leak. Or the person the fixed it the first time didnt clean the rust off the shaft and it ruined the seal quickly.
Sounds crazy but I think thats what happend to this area twice. So...once I replace the seal and maybe the smaller shaft my plan is to drill a few holes in the cover as to not cause this again. This way the water has a place to go and not sit against the seal area. And trust me...the repair will be alot cleaner then the mess you see that some hack has done.
Here are some pictures...the front seal is dry as a bone.
Thoughts?
This is what I think has happened. When I dropped the cover a TON of water spilled all over. I bet it was a good 12 onces! The cover was holding that much water because the ends were clogged with a build up of dirt dust etc. So I think this made the water just lay in the cover. Being that the old owner never really used this machine much at all the water rusted the smaller shaft the comes through the seal. When this built up with rust and the machine was used it just tore the seal up enough to cause the leak. Or the person the fixed it the first time didnt clean the rust off the shaft and it ruined the seal quickly.
Sounds crazy but I think thats what happend to this area twice. So...once I replace the seal and maybe the smaller shaft my plan is to drill a few holes in the cover as to not cause this again. This way the water has a place to go and not sit against the seal area. And trust me...the repair will be alot cleaner then the mess you see that some hack has done.
Here are some pictures...the front seal is dry as a bone.
Thoughts?
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