Re: Spagetti seal help OMC

[frankr]

quote 1946Zephyr:

If it’s hard to take apart, then sealer was doing the right job. Properly sealed parts never come apart easily or are easily cleaned up

As far as the spaghetti seal, one seal is designed to fit all. Just trim to the proper length.
Make sure you seal good around the screw holes. The spaghetti seal does absolutely nothing to keep water out around the screw holes. This is actually kind of an oxymoron set up, on the split case lower units. Whoe puts the screw holes inside of the spaghetti seal perimeter?? Only OMC. 😀 😀 😀
They are good lower units though, when properly sealed.

That’s one good reason why you should take your hand impact screwdriver and give the screws a whack or two to install them super tight (and jam-seal the washer-head screws tightly against the aluminum skeg material…a metal to metal seal). Also why the screws are so hard to get out the first time. Of course once Joe Shadetree works on it and leaves them relatively loose, expect leakage.