Ok so I have one of these fitted already, in fact I've always put them on each boat I've owned. Today I put a new shaft in the boat and I didn't have the little plastic dooverlacky that holds the lip seals aft inside the gland.
My question is... Is it super easy to reverse the lip seals or would this be an uncommon out come if the propshaft slid through easily?
Can anyone give me an insight into how likely it is that the lips could face the wrong way?
If you burp the gland , thougherly . All around the circumference. Even dry out of the water , first . Should be enough to let them flip back ...
when I had my h28 I removed the Volvo seal and didn't have the plastic slide when I reinstalled it I used plenty of grease but when I put the engine in gear I didn't stop dripping
I ended up cutting some thin plastic from a bottle and pushed the lip back by sliding the plastic between the shaft and the seal while still in place in the water , I used cable ties to hold the plastic to the shape of the shaft as I pushed it in
not my idea but it worked fine no drips
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when I had my h28 I removed the Volvo seal and didn't have the plastic slide when I reinstalled it I used plenty of grease but when I put the engine in gear I didn't stop dripping
I ended up cutting some thin plastic from a bottle and pushed the lip back by sliding the plastic between the shaft and the seal while still in place in the water , I used cable ties to hold the plastic to the shape of the shaft as I pushed it in
not my idea but it worked fine no drips
Thanks Kurt!
I'll get grease, plastic bottle and cable ties ready in case that happens to me.
You can use a feeler gauge to do the job, or cut a piece of thin plastic into a strip. Its also a good way of cleaning dirt out of the seal in many applications eg; Dirtbike fork seals
Thanks for replies it would appear that the lips seals stayed pointing aft when I put the prop shaft in with the volvo grease.
I did make a plastic dooverlacky from the end of a sika tube which seemed between the shaft and gland very well even though it wasn't needed.
Yes of course. It helps to burp and check lips face back at the same time.
Burping is important but if the lips face forward then the water comes through in any event...
