XR Damage
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Gotta be honest. I figured most of the stories on later model XR's having failures and gear issues that caused those failures was just a lack of ability to operate. Maybe some neglect thrown in there etc.
The oil in this thing has always been "darker" than what I like but there has never been any real dirt or large pieces on the magnets. I get some powder but figured it was normal as this is the only drive I've owned with straight cut hears. This last oil change a few days ago came with some funky oil in the bottle. It looked as if the oil in the bottom of the bottle had a "jello" type texture to it. Drained the bottle and rinsed along with flushing the line out. Thought, what the heck - pull the caps off the drive and do a quick visual. My pictures are not very good but there is one particular tooth where the crack is on the center edge. It's getting ready to let go and I caught this before I refilled it and went to the bay. Pretty disheartening. I was under the impression that with a very light boat like mine and pumping out 600 HP best case, this XR "should" be bullet proof for my application. I was wrong. It has barely 100 hours of run time. During which, I've changed the oil 4 times. It hasn't seen any abuse like my earlier drives did ( I was hard on'em). No burnt oil and no stink so no sign of heat anywhere (nothing discolored). So the question I have is this: Do I buy another set of gears with a huge price tag for what they are and wait for it to happen again? Do I replace the gear set and sell the drive? And if so, what should I replace it with? Now, those posts from Gadgets are all coming back to me and unless I want to just walk away from it, there really isn't an "easy" clear choice. Sux. |
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 |
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 |
Steel tower, thicker floor. Keeps it from pushing the floor out of the driven gear.
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Originally Posted by Jeff P31
(Post 3265583)
You got off easy !!!!!!!!!!! Usually you get to buy a complete upper , and you only need a gear set . One of murc's greatest money makers I'm sure . Been there done that ! :eek:
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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 Thanks for your emails ! |
Originally Posted by Jeff P31
(Post 3265583)
You got off easy !!!!!!!!!!! Usually you get to buy a complete upper , and you only need a gear set . One of murc's greatest money makers I'm sure . Been there done that ! :eek:
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gear sets
I feel your pain ... had to replace both XR gear sets last spring. I change the oil every 10 hours . Amsoil 75-110 works best for me.
It looks like your gears are trashed after just 100 hrs ... :eek: |
Originally Posted by 737jetmech
(Post 3265710)
I feel your pain ... had to replace both XR gear sets last spring. I change the oil every 10 hours . Amsoil 75-110 works best for me.
It looks like your gears are trashed after just 100 hrs ... :eek: Unbelievable really. :picard1: The middle picture in the top row looks like a really deep wear pattern in the mesh to me. |
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