Brian — you’re far more adventurous than I am… I stick to electron-based stuff when I can… :^)
Sorry, I don’t have any advice for you — but if I see our crack mechanic for the area this weekend when up at the boat, I’ll ask him. My worst transmission experience came a few years back when I went in and adjusted the forward ear detent before taking some friends and their kids out for a sail; the locking bolt was still loose, and when I backed out of the slip, the bolt backed out and the transmission basically unscrewed its innards and stuck in neutral. So I got to shut the engine down and steer/drift to the nearest dock, where we disembarked our guests with apologies… :^( Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > On May 5, 2016, at 8:43 AM, Brian Davis via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Just curious if anyone else has had trouble removing the transmission from > their boat? My LF 38 has a Paragon Vdrive connected to a Yanmar 30hp. The > Vdrive came off without issue and I got the bolts completely out of the trans > that go into the bell housing. I've been told that it should "come right > out", but I can even get it to budge. It was newly installed 3 years ago by > the PO and has been way inland in dry dock until a month ago. So I wouldn't > think its corroded that badly if at all...at least it doesn't look that way. > Maybe they used a sealant...which I was told it doesn't need since it's a dry > fit. I've tried a mallet and piece of wood to smack the front and rear of > it....nothing...smacked it pretty darn good too. I like to think I'm a > pretty strong and young guy...and I ate my biscuits n gravy 2 mornings in a > row now....still nothing. Any tips or tricks that anybody has used with > success? > > Regards, > Brian
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