Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this week's video, I open up a pair of saildrives to replace the shaft seals. The first saildrive has no issues, but the second saildrive has a nasty surprise. The nut on the vertical shaft has somehow come loose and slowly been ground down to a lovely dome shape.

Volvo 130S saildrive workshop manual: bavariayacht.org/downloads/engine/Saildrive%20130%20150%20Workshop%20Manual%207742984.pdf

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