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Oil leak from outdrive bolt
jminz
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Recently purchased this 192. Noticed a bit of oil around one of the bolts on the outdrive. Doesn't seem to be a large leak as the oil is only around bolt and not running. Just wondering if this is something I should be concerned about or if it needed immediate attention.
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PC BYC, Holland, MI
If I were you, I'd drop the lower unit off and reinstall a new gasket and oring set. it's too easy not to do, and is the only way to ensure you don't have unexpected issues with your drive this season. I rec a fine bead of RTV around the perimeter or the mating surface, and with little loops around each stud and item that passes through the gasket.
we're talking $10 for the gasket and seal kit, another $3~$5 for the RTV, and about half an hour from digging tools out to having them put away and cracking open a man-pop.
Yeah, your res on the engine is connected to that.
Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express
PC BYC, Holland, MI
Al, BD- Maybe it's bad? but when I did this job this spring, I used a very fine bead of RTV on the outside perimeter of the gasket, almost where it overlaps the exterior of the drive... I also ran an equally fine bead around the studs... I did this as much to hold the gasket in place while wrestling the shaft back into the housing (I was by myself, and though the drive isn't exceptionally heavy, it is cumbersome to manage holding it up and aligning the splines).... The RTV saved the day in holding everything in place. Further than that, I used Vaseline (I had some in my tool kit for battery terminals, and highly rec everyone run at least a film of the stuff on theirs, too, as it flat out works to keep everything clean there, especially in salty air/water) to hold the larger O rings against the orifice and make sure they didn't slip out of place or pinch when doing this.
when I say a fine bead, I'm talking 1/16" or so... the width of maybe three threads bound together, which is a pain to squeeze out, but likely still enough to keep water out and oil in while coupled with the gasket. The surface is flat enough that a plastic putty knife will make quick work of any residuals.