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Originally Posted by SDFever
(Post 3265694)
$1,100 for a 3 piece gearset tends to tilt the stomach though..
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Originally Posted by Mr Gadgets
(Post 3265639)
My opinion is to replace the XR gears with X gears. Properly setup and driven with respect, it will out live the XR at your power level in my opinion.
Dick What X gearset would you install in the upper to make the 1.5 work? Or, are you assuming that you'd just get a 1.5 upper set and then buy a 1 to 1 set for the bottom? |
Originally Posted by 737jetmech
(Post 3265729)
$1100 ... is a good price ... they list for 1900 ish . I paid 1280 per set and thought that was good . Price didn't include any bearings .
I got the drive with no warranty while still new. |
Tell me where I can buy NEW gear sets for 1100.00 and I will buy 2 sets right now !!!!!!
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Originally Posted by Smitty
(Post 3265783)
Tell me where I can buy NEW gear sets for 1100.00 and I will buy 2 sets right now !!!!!!
The guy I bought my drive from offered to sell them for that price after I gave him my sob story... He's probably smart enough to know I would not need more than one. LOL.. I hear ya though! I have friends in the industry and his price is about 200 bucks cheaper than what they could do for me. And I mow his yard every week for food only!!! :grinser010: |
Originally Posted by SDFever
(Post 3265698)
So when yours broke did you also replace the lower gears? I've lost enough "hard" metal that some of it may be trapped in bearings so it needs to fully come apart. Those little thrust bearings, needle bearings and stuff tends to hold dirt.
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Originally Posted by Jeff P31
(Post 3265906)
When mine broke it had less than 20 hours on it . I took the lower apart and checked for parts and everything was good. Cleaned it and put it back together. Running Imco lowers so I guess I got lucky as well. It broke 1 tooth and rolled it threw the gear set which pushed the cap off and broke the housing . 1 phone call to Gavin marine & $3200 (at the time, now 4200) later I was good to go. Best of luck Jeff
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Looks just like a gear set I have sitting in the garage now. Only mine didnt make 80 hours. You wont get the XR gears to last, especially when running any kind of power.
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I thought that was the whole point of going to an XR from a standard Bravo. I went for 5 years with a 468 with around 500 HP in a Hammer. Moved up to a 555 with 610 HP and at the end of the first season had some pretty heavy metal attached to the magnet. I purchased an XR with a -2 Sportmaster and all seemed to be well at the end of the season. Am I doomed to failure as well or is the weight of the boat a factor?
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Originally Posted by Sledge Hammer
(Post 3266041)
I thought that was the whole point of going to an XR from a standard Bravo. I went for 5 years with a 468 with around 500 HP in a Hammer. Moved up to a 555 with 610 HP and at the end of the first season had some pretty heavy metal attached to the magnet. I purchased an XR with a -2 Sportmaster and all seemed to be well at the end of the season. Am I doomed to failure as well or is the weight of the boat a factor?
I can't say you will have same problem but I will say you better keep your eye on it. Cost less to fix if you catch it before it comes apart. |
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