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Volvo volvo penta 3 cyler diesel: I have sail drive with three

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I have sail drive with three cylinder volvo penta motors and the oil in the gear box is a little milky and I think I need seals, where can I get them I'm at the shelter bay marina in Panama close to the city of Colon, Panama. What size seal and where can I get it?

Submitted: 12 months ago.
Category: Boat
Expert:  James replied 12 months ago.

Thank you for using our site, My name is XXXXX XXXXX X will be helping you with your problem.

 

What is the model number of the sail drive?

Customer: replied 12 months ago.

it has the sail drive appropriate for the
MD2020C
does that help?
could it be 120S-E?

Expert:  James replied 12 months ago.

Does it look like this? The seals consist of two # XXXXX's and two # XXXXX's.

 

These parts are thru the dealer only parts. The dealer locater link is just below.

 

 

http://www.volvopenta.com/volvopenta/na/en-us/applications/dealer_locator/Pages/dealer_locator.aspx

 

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Customer: replied 12 months ago.

So I guess what your saying is that if I don't think we've solved the problem yet and rate you before we're don't you'll just quit? How about you wait until we finish the job so I can give you a good rating that YOU HAVE EARNED and not give you a POOR RATING PREMATURELY and allow you to fail....how THAT for an idea!

Customer: replied 12 months ago.

Also, as far as I can see the seal does NOT look like the o ring type part in your illustration, it is thicker and has actual sides....sort of a hollowed out U

Expert:  James replied 12 months ago.

The seal is actually called a "quad-ring" But after years of people not knowing what that was, or thinking I was making that name up to make it sound more expensive than it really was, I just call it what, to date, you are the only person who has ever mentioned that it doesn't look like an O-ring.

The two parts numbered 15 are not O-rings. They are metal housings with the rubber sealing surfaces just like any other mechanical seal you may see on a sinning shaft.

 

Take a look at the diagram below, Does this one look more like what you have?

 

The parts list and diagram can bee seen at the link below as well.

 

http://www.volvopentastore.com/Lower-Gear-Unit-873107/dm/cart_id.767237429--session_id.906124334--store_id.366--view_id.767876

 

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