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    Grease Seal to Spindle Fit

    Thank you for the response. The seal that was leaking is a 168255TB. Same as 470460 per the Timken Federal Seal Catalog. I also checked the Timken Federal Seal Catalog and the 470460 is for a 1.687" shaft, 0.010" larger than the seal area on my spindle which is 1.677". I am wondering if the...
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    Grease Seal to Spindle Fit

    I recently replaced a warped rotary hub on my tandem axle trailer. Went ahead and replaced the bearings since the cups were pre-installed in the hub, and replaced the grease seal. On the first tow, all of the grease in the bearing buddy blew out of the new rear seal. The seal I.D. is 1.686"...
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    No water stream when flushing Suzuki DF250

    Engine: 2022 Suzuki DF250 on pontoon boat Yesterday after a nice day of boating on the Puget Sound I hooked the hose flush muffs to the engine to flush out saltwater. With plenty of water present I started the engine. Walked back to the engine and was alarmed to see no water stream out the...
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    Excessive oil in the spark arrestor and carburetor

    During our July 4th boating my 1988 5.7 Liter Alpha One Mercruiser started hesitating when going from idle to say half throttle to get on plane. Once on plane the boat ran fine. Once back to idle the boat ran rough. I figured this was a fuel problem and decided to rebuild the Edelbrock 1410...
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    Re-lag Bolt or Through Bolt

    I had just completed a successful sea trial after replacing all of the bellows and shift cables on my 1988 Welcraft 210 Classic. While standing on the teak swim step in the parking lot after pulling out, the upper lag bolt pulls out of the transom. ?DARN? I think I said as I caught my balance...
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    Need to put it back together; correctly

    I needed to replace my u-joints due to a gradually louder knock when I turned from straight to port or starboard. In the process I will be replacing the gimbal bearing, three bellows, shift cables and possibly the helm control due to breakage. I rebuilt the water pump in the lower unit last...
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