I have a 94 four winns with a 3.0 and a cobra outdrive (OMC).
It has been so great and really trouble free, until this morning.
Had the boat out yesterday and this morning noticed milky outdrive oil spilled out from behind the prop when I lowered the drive.I checked the drive oil before I went out and it was clear and clean. Pulled off the prop and found a bunch of monofilament line wrapped around the prop shaft and a lot of it sucked in to where I believe the seal is. I removed as much as I could and the more line I pulled out,the more oil leaked out from around the shaft. I looked at the manual, but I'm unclear if this is something I can do.
I removed the 3 bolts holding the anode and removed it, loosened the bearing carrier bolts, but the next step requires a special tool (914684) and I'm not sure if the carrier screws out, or comes out in another fashion. If I get it out can I replace
the seal, or will a bunch of parts come streaming out, making an easy job a big mess? I'm king of handy and could make a tool if it would help, I'm hoping someone can shed some light on how to fix this.
Thanks, Neal
It has been so great and really trouble free, until this morning.
Had the boat out yesterday and this morning noticed milky outdrive oil spilled out from behind the prop when I lowered the drive.I checked the drive oil before I went out and it was clear and clean. Pulled off the prop and found a bunch of monofilament line wrapped around the prop shaft and a lot of it sucked in to where I believe the seal is. I removed as much as I could and the more line I pulled out,the more oil leaked out from around the shaft. I looked at the manual, but I'm unclear if this is something I can do.
I removed the 3 bolts holding the anode and removed it, loosened the bearing carrier bolts, but the next step requires a special tool (914684) and I'm not sure if the carrier screws out, or comes out in another fashion. If I get it out can I replace
the seal, or will a bunch of parts come streaming out, making an easy job a big mess? I'm king of handy and could make a tool if it would help, I'm hoping someone can shed some light on how to fix this.
Thanks, Neal