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Aplha one drive

This is a discussion on Aplha one drive within the Mercruiser, Volvo and Caterpillar Troubleshooting forums, part of the Repair and Maintenance Forums category; I got a customer with an alpha and it keeps "milking" the gear lube,it holds pressure and has no leaks.Customer ...


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Old 03-17-2008, 05:07 PM
mnydvr mnydvr is offline
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I got a customer with an alpha and it keeps "milking" the gear lube,it holds pressure and has no leaks.Customer is ready to change gimble,don't ask me why!2 other mech's have told him they can't find a problem, but there obviously is one .any thoughts?
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Old 03-25-2008, 09:17 PM
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On milking, do you mean water is getting in or the lub is coming out? Make sure the thickness of the lubricant is correct and that all seals have no wear.
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Old 05-14-2008, 09:16 PM
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problem solved,he put a water pump in it and it did'nt seal.Why can't people just tell you the truth?Now heres a question for ya',need to clean and lub the detent ball and spring on a bravo 3,I've been told there is a cover to be removed and a gasket for this cover,where the HELL is this ?
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