All right, as if I don't have enough problems as it is, I drain my gearcase the other day and low and behold, the first couple of ounces that come out are water! WTF? The rest of the lube drains and looks a little crummy. I am concerned! Since I don't have the huevos to pull it apart myself (never done one) and don't trust anyone but the Seebold's who are 5 hours away, I am thinking about running it this summer checking the lube every two times out. Then in the fall, I will take it to the Seebold's and have them crack it open and fix it! Bad idea or no?
The gearcase is a high performance unit with bob's nose cone and low water pickup, heavy duty bearing carrier and 1-piece prop shaft. It is on my Eliminator 19' Tunnel, so it is a surface piercing prop running about even with the bottom of the center pod. It has about 4 seasons on it or 75 hours total.
Is this a simple seal ring or what?