BOMBARDIER SEA-DOO GS 5626 1998, Shop Manual, Page: 293 / 426

Section 09 PROPULSION SYSTEM
Subsection 03 (DRIVE SYSTEM)
09-03-9
GSX Limited, XP Limited and GTX Limited
10, Boot
Loosen gear clamp no. 11 holding boot, then pull
boot with seal carrier.
14, Seal Carrier of Thru Hull Fitting
Loosen gear clamp no. 9 and remove seal carrier
from boot no. 10 .
DISASSEMBLY
GSX Limited, XP Limited and GTX Limited
14, Seal Carrier
Bearing no. 16 and seals no. 15 can be easily re-
moved using the bearing/seal remover tool (P/N
295 000 144).
NOTE: The same tool is used for bearing and seal
removal of jet pump.
Properly support seal carrier housing no. 17 when
removing seals and bearing.
INSPECTION
12, Drive Shaft
Inspect condition of drive shaft and PTO flywheel
splines.
Inspect condition of groove.
With your finger nail, feel machined surface of
drive shaft. If any irregular surface is found, renew
drive shaft.
1. Surface condition
2. Groove condition
3. Splines condition
Excessive deflection could cause vibration and
damage to drive shaft splines, impeller, flywheel
or floating ring (seal carrier depending upon the
model).
Place drive shaft on V-blocks and set-up a dial
gauge in center of shaft. Slowly rotate shaft; dif-
ference between highest and lowest dial gauge
reading is deflection. Refer to the following illus-
tration.
Maximum permissible deflection is 0.5 mm
(.020 in).
MEASURING DRIVE SHAFT DEFLECTION
1. Dial gauge
2. V-blocks
13, Damper
Visually inspect shape of dampers for deformation
or other damage.
F01J11A
F01I0FA
3
2
1
F01J15A
1
2