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thanks for all the advice. i think at the very least i need to take out the carrier and replace the seal. ill try and source the parts in the uk
thanks for all your help guys.
the shaft has almost no play at all... i can flex it and see a slight movement on the seal, i t looks ok. does anyone have any experience of a better seal for this? i read somewhere thta there was a double seal to replace the single ?? i should have said the inside shaft seal was perfect, the...
yes it is very different in colour....im waiting to hear from owner when this was last changed, and the extent of the refurb/rebuild last time.if i take out the bearing holder i guess i wont need to pull the full shaft ?...
Yes. There was a tiny leak from between the propellor and the lower casing…. You can’t see it drip… just over time it gets wet…. When I drained the oil from the system to change it yes it was totally black. I’ve never done this before so unsure what is ok . Particularly the leak… leave it or...
when getting my bravo3/yanmar4lha setup ready for launch this week i noticed a sm all pool of oil below the props. it looks like a leak on one of the seals..... The oild when drained was completely black, no cloudiness at all.... my question is : will this small leak be ok to run ( it looks...