Sea-doo GTX Limited iS 255 2009, Shop Manual

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Section 06 STEERING AND PROPULSION
Subsection 04 (DRIVE SHAFT)
2. Remove the damper at the end of drive shaft
and replace it with a NEW one.
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1. Damper
3. Wipe clean the sealing ring and the carbon seal
contact surfaces.
4. Properly align sealing ring with carbon seal.
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1. Sealing ring aligned with carbon seal
5. Wipe clean the threads and the tapered surface
on drive shaft.
6. Apply engine oil to the tapered surface on drive
shaft.
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1. Clean taper then coat with engine oil
7. Apply 2 beads of
LOCTITE 577 (THREAD
SEALANT) (P/N 293 800 050)
on threads as
shown.
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LOCTITE 577 APPLICATION
A. First 5 threads
B. 3 mm (1/8 in)
8. From rear of watercraft, engage drive shaft
through the drive shaft boot.
9. Continue pushing drive shaft towards engine
carefully guiding it through the sealing ring, the
PTO seal and finally into the crankshaft splines.
NOTE: It may be necessary to move sealing ring
and PTO seal up and down to position them in the
same axis as the drive shaft.
NOTE: If drive shaft does not enter into the PTO
seal, check engine alignment. Refer to
ENGINE
subsection.
10. Trace an index mark on the drive shaft which
will be used for counting the turns the drive
shaft will be rotated to fully engage drive shaft.
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1. Mark
11. Install the
DRIVE SHAFT ADAPTER (P/N 529 035
985)
on drive shaft end.
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