496h0 bravo 1 X
 

Anyone with a 496HO with a bravo one drive check with your dealer.Early production engines were sent out with bravo 1 drives which will not hold up.My drive blewup and a friend of mine has blown 2 bravo ones.Both of us justed received bravo one x drives for our boats.My thanks to Mercury for standing behind thier product. I will not hesitate to buy their products again.:)

Are you saying that Mercury replaced your B1 with an X under warranty with no cost to you? Just wondering because I have a 496HO with standard B1 but no probs as of yet "knock on wood"

Hi every one i just wont to tell you to check the top cover of your x because mine the 6 bolts is not torque enought and i strip the upper level gear of mine and merc replace them on warranty and i know one other personne he have the same probleme be ware
25 outlaw 2002 with 496 ho 67 gps

Bill...were those drives out of warrantee? I have an '01 and it has done well, believe me...its taken quite a beating so far, no probs.

My drive was 3 days out of warranty when it blew. At first they did'nt want to replaced it under warranty, it cost $5800.00 cdn. to replace the upper drive. I sent the broken to drive to mercury canada with a nice letter and they got back to me and said the wrong drive was put on the motor, it should of had the x drive.I brought the bravo 1 back and they gave me the x drive and credited my card.With the good news I just orderd a new F7 arctic cat snowmobile.Ps it happen late june and I just got the drive exchanged sept 12th.

How can you tell if you have a Bravo 1 or an X drive?

Paul,

It says Bravo X right on the drive. :)

Thank-you very much!!!!!
I just bought the new 2003 35ft Executioner with 496 HO's in it and I am quite pleased with how it runs...81speedo 77.5gps. I will check the drives for the X....

Thanks again.
Paul

I ordered my 496HO's with the X drives, it was only a $180 upgrade in Australia, bigger unijoints & internals generally,
I thinkthey were initially designed for a diesel engine (big torque)
7500lb 32' boat, 45 hours & sweeeeeeeeeeeeet !!!!

the only difference between the diesel and gas bravo 1x is the decals, we checked with mercruiser tech