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YAIT (Yet Another Impeller Thread)

MrMoose

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tdonoughue said:
Coda: Got some grease, repacked the bearings--no problems.

Took pumps to the boat and put them on with the 4 big bolts a piece--no problems.

Attached the reverse gate to the bucket--snapped the end of the port side reverse gate cable off. Figured out that the reverse gate attaches to the cable with a spring-loaded connector. Videos showed that you should detach the bolts on the side. You can do that, but when you are unscrewing and reattaching, you need to hold the bracket with a pliers or something or you will pull against the cable and -- snap! In the future, I would use the spring loaded thing to disconnect.

Supposed to go out Saturday, so I found the die of the right size, so I am hoping I can revive enough thread to reattach the gate at least temporarily. Next thread will apparently be replacing a reverse gate cable... <sigh>
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Where'd you get the grease from?
 
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Auto Zone. I know I should have put in some special spec stuff or something, but I just got regular bearing grease. STP, I think.
 
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YAC (Yet Another Coda): When I replaced the reverse gate cable, I used the open silicone caulk to slather some on the intakes from the bottom. All the screws filled, all the cracks/joints filled up as far as I could reach from the bottom. Not perfect, but pretty good. Had it out today for the first time since. Between that and the impeller cleanup, boat seems new again. A win!
 
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