Help guys!

[raiderteen]

ok about the first one when we put some more grease in it last year it was red now its all brown??? my dad says its cause it got water which would make it wear teh leak is coming from can that second cover come off i have unscrewed it and it wont budge also the second and third pics it is a little spring like thing and we found it by the bilge sump any ideas on wat it is?

[97GPSLEEPER]

I am confused as to what you are refering to as the SECOND cover. Do you mean the intermediate housing? You have three bolts undone but there may be another one that you have to feel for underneath. My GP1200 has a sneaky one that you can't see, the Raider may be the same way. Either way, once the intermediate housing is unbolted, it will come off. It may take some prying with screwdrivers or prybars. It would not be a bad idea to get new bearings and seals. Judging from the color of the grease in the pics an excessive amount of water is making its way in, and I am sure the shaft has alot of play in it.

[raiderteen]

well i have takin the cover that has teh grease fiting and the coupler shaft off and then that cover you see in the first picture isnt wanting to come off i have already ordered the seal and o ring that goes behind that cover i highly agree it has to be getting ALOT of water to be makin it that brown when it was blood red in the middle of last summer that might be the problem to all the water that was making it sink last year in the marina

[97GPSLEEPER]

It will come off, but it is tough sometimes. You may have better luck if you pull the pump.

[raiderteen]

i really really dont want to do that if i dont have to

[ZMANN]

the spring is probably from the damaged seal!

[raiderteen]

y would the seal need a spring i was thinkin it was from the carbs maybe?

[ZMANN]

well ur pic sucks but most oil seals have a circular spring that helps seal the shaft

[raiderteen]

i took some pics with that last cover off any idea what we are looking at?





my dad was wondering if it was normal for there to be oil back there in that area of the shaft he thinks a oil seal has blown

[jdog800]

the seal to keep the water out of the intermediate is in the end of the pump housing. you will have to remove the pump to change this.