XR Lower Disassembly
02-21-2008, 10:06 AM
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XR Lower Disassembly
Curious, what goes into taking a XR lower apart? Say I wanted to pull it apart and look at the gears and the bearings. Not replace but look at.
02-21-2008, 11:46 AM
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Putting it back together correctly, thats another story
Make sure you know all the torque spec's, etc...
02-21-2008, 04:31 PM
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How many hours are on the lower? What power is in front of it? How heavy is the boat its pushing? Maybe a freshen up is in order. If you intentions are just to take a peak, you will need to reset the pre-load on the lower by crushing a new crush sleeve. A few new O-Rings will be needed as well. Along with a few secial tools from Merc.
02-21-2008, 07:48 PM
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I just wanted to take a peak before I put it up for sale. Doesn't sound like I am going to be doing that. The person I bought it from said 10 hrs and I never used it. Real clean so I just won't worry about it.
02-22-2008, 05:35 PM
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I understand what you mean, A bunch of us went in and bought all the tools from Merc. so we could take a look at our drives each year. I am glad I have a couple times, found pitted gears and bearings about to go. Saved me alot money in the long run. I believe in preventive maintaince. The idea if it ain't broke doesn't always fly.
I tow in alot of people that say that and I would rather find it in the winter than the middle of summer on a poker run.
If any doubt , pay the money and see for yourself.
I tow in alot of people that say that and I would rather find it in the winter than the middle of summer on a poker run.
If any doubt , pay the money and see for yourself.
02-22-2008, 06:22 PM
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Where did you get the Merc tools from? And once you have those tools, how hard is it to disassemble and reassemble? I have a lot of experience working on boats, just never done drives.
-Tom
-Tom
