How often do you guys change out your lower unit oil? Is it difficult for someone, whose only talent is tearing things up, to do?
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How often do you guys change out your lower unit oil? Is it difficult for someone, whose only talent is tearing things up, to do?
I know this ain't the right way, BUT
I only get around to it every 3 or 4 years.
Not hard as long as you can get the plugs loose.
It may take one of those impact scrwedrivers you hit with a hammer
if they're really stubborn.
Those little pump bottle kits they sell at wally world make getting the new
stuff in a lot easier. You screw it into the bottom hole and pump till it flows
out the top hole. Then put top plug back in before you unhook the bottom
and plug it.
Thanks JW, I'm goin' on 2 years myself. Just hard to do when it's in the water most of the time! lol
May be over kill but I do mine once a year in jan or feb. I replace plugs, lower unit oil, impeller (if not entire pump).
I change my lower unit oil once a year and do it in the fall. If the oil you drain out is milky looking...then it has water in it and that means its time to replace the seals. This water thats in it if not changed could also freeze during the winter and could crack your foot. This is why I always do this in the fall. I replace my spark plugs every year in the springand I replace my water pump impellor every three years. Works for me.
Once a year minimum you gewbs. Changing the LU oil is the only indication you get whether or not their's water intrusion. Priced a new LU lately?
It ain't hard at all. I'll bet even DD could figure it out.
Wannabe...
you're supposed to change oil? Didn't know there was oil in it:D
YouTube - How to Service Your Lower Unit
Pretty easy
Pretty good there Donny boy!
Good link Don, thanx!
highjacking threads. LOL Tell ya though, almost anything you want to know, go to youtube and type it in. SOMEONE's gonna have a how to on there. I learned how to install a ceiling fan from there one time
Dang if DD aint gettin to be more like WB every day! ROFLOL
Shoot, I done about decided, if it ain't broke - don't work on it.
I changed water pump impeller and lower unit oil ONCE in the 8 years
I had my old Honda. Oh, changed spark plugs about 6 years into it too.
They looked as good as the new ones, and it ran fine before and after.
I do pull the prop and look for line pretty often tho, couple times a year.
If it makes ya feel better mo power to ya, but I just can't do it :o
Went to YouTube and typed in crappie fishing and here is what popped up.
YouTube - crappie fishing
Funny you mention foot maintenance with a reelfoot clip. That is the prop eating, foot braking lake of all time.
you figure out who is who!
YouTube - Sesame Street - Bert and Ernie go fishing (modern version)
The Title of this 3 part series is Lovingly called
A Boy (and his Colon)
YouTube - A Boy (and his Colon) - Part 1 of 3
YouTube - A Boy (and his Colon) - Part 2 of 3
YouTube - A Boy (and his Colon) - Part 3 of 3
and they're even look like them. LOL
Youtube.
What's next for you two? Facebook? MySpace? Twitter?
It's common knowledge that Youtube, Facebook MySpace and Twitter were all invented to occupy gewbers so the rest of us could have a good conversation.
Wannabe...
I'd say it's working ok, but it could be better. Bwah.
from last year when you jumped that pipe. Ain;t made it on there YET
SHHHH WB, don't give away the secrets!Quote:
Originally Posted by Wannabe...