Re: VP 5.7Gi-D Oil Pan Replacement
I got back on the project this weekend and got a few things accomplished, but also ran into a few more parts I need and will have to order or pickup locally.
I cleaned up the bilge, and removed the Y pipe. The mating surfaces looked really bad, so I'm thinking it was probably seeping some water into the boat. It cleaned up nicely and I re-installed with Permatex Aviation. It's hard to know for sure you got the gasket into the groove properly, so I'm thinking I will plug the exhaust hole outside the boat and put a couple of gallons of water in the pipe to see if it drips.
I rented the 5 lb Autozone slide hammer that has the 3 claws with it, and was able to easily remove the gimball bearing. The spring from the seal behind it came with it, and the seal looked damaged, so I pulled it out too and will replace it.
Here's the outdrive, ready for the new seal and bearing.
I made a quick stand for the outdrive from 2x4's, not following any plans, just thrown together quickly. I found that with long 3" lag bolts you don't need lots of cross bracing and the boards hold the weight of the outdrive very stable. I drained the oil and a couple of ounces of water came out first. Since there was some water in the bellows, I suppose this water may have come in from the yoke seal. I decided to load the drive on a hitch basket and will take it to a VP shop tomorrow and let them pressure test it and replace any seals needed. I don't really have the time at this point to rig up the pressure testing device and all that, and this will give me some piece of mind that a pro checked it out.
I got back on the project this weekend and got a few things accomplished, but also ran into a few more parts I need and will have to order or pickup locally.
I cleaned up the bilge, and removed the Y pipe. The mating surfaces looked really bad, so I'm thinking it was probably seeping some water into the boat. It cleaned up nicely and I re-installed with Permatex Aviation. It's hard to know for sure you got the gasket into the groove properly, so I'm thinking I will plug the exhaust hole outside the boat and put a couple of gallons of water in the pipe to see if it drips.
I rented the 5 lb Autozone slide hammer that has the 3 claws with it, and was able to easily remove the gimball bearing. The spring from the seal behind it came with it, and the seal looked damaged, so I pulled it out too and will replace it.
Here's the outdrive, ready for the new seal and bearing.
I made a quick stand for the outdrive from 2x4's, not following any plans, just thrown together quickly. I found that with long 3" lag bolts you don't need lots of cross bracing and the boards hold the weight of the outdrive very stable. I drained the oil and a couple of ounces of water came out first. Since there was some water in the bellows, I suppose this water may have come in from the yoke seal. I decided to load the drive on a hitch basket and will take it to a VP shop tomorrow and let them pressure test it and replace any seals needed. I don't really have the time at this point to rig up the pressure testing device and all that, and this will give me some piece of mind that a pro checked it out.