Drive discussion: trs. 3's. And 5's
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you missed the point...it has to do with availability and not cost. i just browsed the classifieds section and only saw 1 trs for sale. in my search i noticed about 2 dozen bravos for sale. im not arguing the fact that trs, 3's, and 5's arent better...they are. its availability and that scares people. especially up here in the northeast where our summers are short. breaking something during the season could suck if you cant find parts especially gear cases/housings. many of the existing ones out there are in pretty terrible shape.
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But what about transmission? No one seems to care about having trannies! That is what i had problems with! That is what i would get rid of and make me go bravo!
When you want to check transmission fluid, you need to have the boat level up to a certain point, oil warm so running engines is a must, then when you turn the ignition off, you have to litterally run down to tranny to check oil level before it goes back in the cooler and level runs low...
Thats a pita in itself imo. Still for those drives even if trannie needed? What do you guys do with those? Keep a spare trannie as well?
When you want to check transmission fluid, you need to have the boat level up to a certain point, oil warm so running engines is a must, then when you turn the ignition off, you have to litterally run down to tranny to check oil level before it goes back in the cooler and level runs low...
Thats a pita in itself imo. Still for those drives even if trannie needed? What do you guys do with those? Keep a spare trannie as well?
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you missed the point...it has to do with availability and not cost. i just browsed the classifieds section and only saw 1 trs for sale. in my search i noticed about 2 dozen bravos for sale. im not arguing the fact that trs, 3's, and 5's arent better...they are. its availability and that scares people. especially up here in the northeast where our summers are short. breaking something during the season could suck if you cant find parts especially gear cases/housings. many of the existing ones out there are in pretty terrible shape.
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Justin, nothing like a bravo at all. The forgings of the gears is much stronger. Whether it be the alloy or the forging process, they dont wear like an xr gear and they don't have a cone clutch to wear and drop metal filings.
Jeff32 how were you having issues with transmissions? If they are built right they outlast a trs drive? Most issues I've seen with them is the pressure and flow weren't checked after the build.
Jeff32 how were you having issues with transmissions? If they are built right they outlast a trs drive? Most issues I've seen with them is the pressure and flow weren't checked after the build.
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I was told that if you run a trs boat.you need to have a left hand drive,a right hand drive,and one trans,all for spares if you ever need a spare.
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Gary isn`t the only one that has parts for the SSM, theres Bam and others, when I needed parts I just had to make a few phone calls, but yes you can`t walk into a Merc. dealer and place an order. I found a brand new set of 5`s still in the box when I was looking.
This is the one the reasons a SSM drive is much stronger, the load is shared equally between two shafts. Obviously everything is bigger (gears etc) also .
The straight cut gears in my drives are pretty beefy, the intermediate shaft sheared and the top gears were unhurt.
Found all these parts couple years ago
This is the one the reasons a SSM drive is much stronger, the load is shared equally between two shafts. Obviously everything is bigger (gears etc) also .
The straight cut gears in my drives are pretty beefy, the intermediate shaft sheared and the top gears were unhurt.
Found all these parts couple years ago
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what are the input shaft to output shaft dimensions (vert distance) for the SSM3,4 and 5?
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