Fore! Golf ball removal

[jim1]

Also I didn't re-seal when I re-installed, haven't noticed any issues and I've put 20 plus hours on the no seal. Never had to seal the old style.

Did you use loctite (blue) on the 9 bolts when you reinstalled them?

 

[Sean R]

Yep

 

[Jimmers]

@GiddYupJoe, you can see the a residue of the factory grease on the splines. The service manual documents using some almost unobtainable high moly Yamaha grease. I tried at least 10 places to only have one say that they could order the Yamaha grease and then call back to say that they could not.

I stuck the spline into the honda moly 60 grease tube then used a paper towel to spread it around a little. Be careful not to get it on your hands as it is very hard to get off.

I only put it on the spline area. I believe the purpose of the grease is to prevent the shaft getting stuck in and the reason for the high moly grease is because it is so hard to wash off.

 

[Jimmers]

Has anyone attached a sst mesh grate to the exterior of the factory grate? With 1/2”-3/4” openings or so. What would be the pros and cons? You could use nylon tie wraps, change them out annually and easily inspect them anytime while on the lift or trailer. Thoughts?

 

[Bruce]

What would be the pros and cons?

Cavitation and the possibility of sucking the grate through the pump. Even the cable ties would cause cavitation. You want an undisturbed flow of water through the pumps.

 

[Sean R]

Bruce isn't a Feet Admiral for nothing, I agree with him.

 

[Sean R]

Get the pump off yet?

 

[jim1]

Get the pump off yet?

Not yet. I‘ve got the pry bar and a breaker bar coming in tomorrow from Amazon, but with it being Mother’s Day weekend, I probably won’t get back to the boat for a week or so (it‘s about an hour away in storage). I’ll be sure to post an update once I do, thanks again for all of your help!

 

[jim1]

Not remotely easy peasy on my boat.

All of the bolts to the outer part of the pump are removed. I hit the outer bit of the pump (gently) with the heat gun for ~10 mins to soften the white sealant where those sections of the pump join together and it still won’t budge. The seal is completely flush and I can’t fit a pry bar or screwdriver (or anything) in there to help separate them. See video (or not...forum doesn’t like .mov files, apparently...).

The 2020+ 242SEs appear to be built quite differently at the pump than the earlier years referenced in this thread.

Any ideas? It feels as securely on as it does with all of the bolts in place...I could pull the trailer backwards with it if I hooked it up to a truck.

TIA.

 

[jim1]

I’m going to take the back piece off with the outer piece attached.

EDIT: Welp, that proved to be fruitless, as well. Whatever sealant they’re using is too strong for the heat I’m comfortable giving it. Like the front piece, the back piece is on there so well it feels like the bolts are in and you could drag the trailer backwards if you tied it to a truck.

Is there anybody that’s done this near Lake Conroe? I’d be happy to compensate you for your time if you can come by in the next couple of weeks to help me with this.

 

[Sean R]

Sorry to here you are having more of any issue than I did. I wouldn’t go crazy with the heat gun, I only used it for a minute then I could finally pry it off. Maybe it need to go to the dealer, could the golf ball really have it bound up.