leaking drive lube

[mikev]

My alpha is leaking lube from the front of the top cap when drive is trimmed all the way up. looks like a simple fix just pop the cap and replace the o-ring. am i missing anything?

[Dredgeking]

Might as well drain the drive and re-fill it. If oil can come out, water may have got in. I've never looked at an alpha, but I think it would just be a gasket for the top cap.

[mikev]

pulled the cap and the o-ring crumbled into 5 pieces no wonder it was leaking. The guy at the parts store said he never has seen one leak but then again i dont think the cap has been off mine since it was new and it is an 88 model guess i cant complain for a 2 part and 20 minutes worth of work.

[gcarter]

In addition to the O-ring, you are supposed to apply some sealer on the aft quadrant of the mating surfaces outside the O-Ring. At least so says the manual....I don't know if it needs it though...I mean, I don't know if it will leak w/o it.

[MOP]

The sealer protects the mating suraces from corrosion.

[mikev]

the guy at the store soaked the o-ring in the sealer and there was plenty left in the bag to put on the mating surface and saved me 14 bucks for the tube of merc sealer.