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mats 05-06-2007 01:01 PM

Leaking Silent Choice
 
One of the Silent Choice diverters leaks where the shaft comes out of the diverter. Anyone experienced this and knows what to do about it? It is leaking on the actuator side.
Thanks

pullmytrigger 05-06-2007 02:48 PM

is it Merc air silent choice??

If it is I had that, that was one of a bunch of probs I had......eventually replaced it with Corsa electric......MUCH happier.

mats 05-06-2007 04:21 PM

Yes, it is merc......

Pwrbt33 05-06-2007 04:37 PM

The only thing I have ever done with Mercury Silent Choice is pull them out, disassemble it, polish the shaft and install a new seal. Make sure you use a little dab of blue locktite on the flapper bolts.

John:D

mats 05-07-2007 12:51 AM

Is the seal a " standard component" that can be bought somewhere?

Thanks

UNSANE 05-07-2007 10:47 AM

I had that happen with mine. I called CMI and got a rebuild kit with new seals for pretty cheap. (I have a 525 with the CMI exhaust) Just call Merc.

ghittner 05-07-2007 12:05 PM

How long b-4 these things begin to leak??? I just installed a set of Corsa's.

mats 05-08-2007 11:52 AM

I dont know about the Corsas, but it took 6 years and 600 hours for my mercs to start leaking. I have ordered the rebuild kit now. Thanks for the help.

razor1115 05-08-2007 11:57 AM

mats,

Do you have a part number? I have one doing the same thing. Also, is it just a standard lip seal I can pick up somewhere?

mats 05-08-2007 12:12 PM

I called the spare parts department at Mercury, so I dont know the part numbers. But for each diverter there was two types of seals for each side of the diverter in all four seals per diverter


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