Drive is leaking oil. . .

[cstraub]

I had experienced all summer that I had to add drive oil to the resevoir a total of 3 times. I went to winter storage over the weekend and checked on the boat and I have oil leaking between the lower and upper housing in the area of the main shaft.
Now I have a '97 model Bravo 1 that I mated an Imco lower to. Everything worked just fine this year. I am thinking I may have pinched an O-ring when putting it together.
Any thoughts?

[HOSS]

overtighten = warp or crack.

[cstraub]

I was pretty careful. I paid for college working for a Merc service center on Lake Cumberland so after 5 summers I feel pretty good that I didn't over tighten. I even got new nylock stainless nuts.

[Infomaniac]

Sounds like the seal to me. No water in the oil?

[cstraub]

No water....

[ecm]

Check the bolts that hold the anode on the front of the upper unit. The bolts hand down about a 1/4 of an inch. When the IMCO lower is installed the bolts wont allow the lower to fully seal.
Kirk

[cstraub]

Kirk,
Thanks, I caught that on initial install. I loosened the bolts and installed the lower. I will recheck that though.