[FONT="]I have a Volvo Penta SX outdrive from the OMC transition era (1998). I removed the drive and found the U-Joint bellows with a lot of gear oil inside. I've ordered a upper housing seal kit and a new crush spacer. I know I have to re-set pinion bearing rolling torque after replacing the input shaft seal. The factory service manual says to replace the bolt holding the pinion gear to the shaft. The OMC bolt is no longer offered. The Volvo Penta diagrams now show a complete replacement of engine shaft, u-joints, and input shaft as a combined assembly. Also, the old bolt design is no longer offered from V-P. Some comments about the old pinion gear bolt not working well.
1st question(s) . . . Should I re-use the old pinion gear bolt, using Loctite and cleaner/primer? Will the updated V-P bolt from the new input shaft assembly work? Or, am I better off swallowing the $$ and purchasing a new input shaft assembly from V-P?
I know that Bombardier is not maintaining these outdrive designs with revised parts. I will have to rely on V-P for this support as more and more OMC parts become impossible to get. My drive model # is 3868883. My transom assembly model # is 368413. My engine model # is 502BPBYC.
2nd question . . . What are the correct "cross-reference" model numbers for equivalent V-P assemblies? I assume the engine will cross over to V-P 5.0GLPBYC. The V-P drive and transom model numbers are ambiguous and I could use some help. Ratio is 1.60, single prop.
Thanks in advance.
Terry[/FONT]
1st question(s) . . . Should I re-use the old pinion gear bolt, using Loctite and cleaner/primer? Will the updated V-P bolt from the new input shaft assembly work? Or, am I better off swallowing the $$ and purchasing a new input shaft assembly from V-P?
I know that Bombardier is not maintaining these outdrive designs with revised parts. I will have to rely on V-P for this support as more and more OMC parts become impossible to get. My drive model # is 3868883. My transom assembly model # is 368413. My engine model # is 502BPBYC.
2nd question . . . What are the correct "cross-reference" model numbers for equivalent V-P assemblies? I assume the engine will cross over to V-P 5.0GLPBYC. The V-P drive and transom model numbers are ambiguous and I could use some help. Ratio is 1.60, single prop.
Thanks in advance.
Terry[/FONT]
