mike tkach

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im going to say two things but im not getting into a pizzin match so dont get all bent out of shape.first,no gear oil in the world is going to make a bravo style drive stand up to big hp engines espically in heavier boats,the physical size of the gears just wont last long in these harsh conditions,second saying mercury knows nothing about making a high performance marine engine is a bold statement that is incorrect imo.the no longer produced 1075 is a good high performance engine and the 1350&1650 are epic.

SB

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Oil is to keep things in 'contact' from wearing.

As far as I know it does not keep teeth from breaking off nor shafts from twisting. LOL.

mike tkach

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100% correct but some people think the gear oil is the problem when infact the drive itself is the problem.

MILD THUNDER

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I think theres alot of drives out there that begin wearing the gear sets out, until they get thru the hardness of the surface, fatigue, and break.

While I do agree there's magical oil out there to stop drive failures, I still think a quality oil must be used. Otherwise, why don't we all just go to Autozone and buy the generic $3.99 a quart lube and go boating.

SB

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Bogey is somewhat correct. You can add some cushion with the oil, but you cannot take away forces.

I've broken many drives, and all where the result of torque loading...usually during planing.

I have had problems with my right hand (in cars, my right foot) doing what my brain tells it to do. LOL.

mike tkach

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i agree that a good high quality lubricant is a must but my comment was more to point out the weakness of the bravo style drive.i have through the years been guilty of asking to much of the bravo style drive but i knew from the start that it was on borrowed time.i know that coolerman runs the neo in the 6 drives in his black thunder and it has big power,when he sais it is a good lubricant i am inclined to agree!

buck35

Yes force is force something has to give at some point.

ICDEDPPL

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I ran RED LINE in a drive I blew up.. it sat at the drives guys shop for a while and he said he`s never seen an oil stick to gears like that.. the stuff just didnt want to come off, hard to clean even.
I don`t know what that means but that was their ShockProof Gear oil.


You can still see it on the gear

mike tkach

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i used the redline shockproof lube in the v drive of my pro mod drag hydro,it ended the problems i was having,when the other guys asked me what lube i was useing i said MOBIL1 SYNTHETIC OF COURSE.

buck35

I like you more every time I read another post, I sure wished I worked with more people like you