Hello. I'm finally getting this thing buttoned back up after having it torn completely down for a rebuild for approx. 6 months. I re-installed the LU yesterday on it, and removed the drain and fill screws to re-fill the LU back up, and I'd say a few ounces of water come out, then some oil. I'm confused as to how the water got in there. I drained it back in November all the way as far as I knew. It had been sitting on my back porch since then, although the shift rod cover was installed most of the time, but the shift rod was not in it most of that 6 months. I did have a screwdriver stuck in it to keep animals from getting in. I got the o-ring finally installed in the shift rod, re-installed the shift rod cover with a new gasket, and re-installed the shift rod. I then pressure tested it with a bicycle pump that has a gauge and a LU drain/fill adapter that comes with the LU gear oil change kits. It held 12-15psi for over 2 hours. So, where/how did water get in it? Did it happen just from climate change between last Nov. and now and slowly build up in there? I have no way to water test the LU on a boat in the water, my boat has an engine already on it and is not set up for remote steer/control. I simply put new fiber washers on the drain and fill screws after refilling it for now, just got me a bit concerned about how water got in it like that. The oil was not milky like it had mixed with the water, just separate. I plan to sell it in the next few weeks if I can, but need to know from more experience mechanics on these as to the LU, or if there is a different way to test the LU, or if the fact that it held 12-15psi for over 2 hours shows it's good to go, and the water must have come from climate change. The winter in FL was hot, then cold, then hot, then cold, with a decent temp change every couple of days it seemed.
