How does this rubber boot work?

[ProfitOfDoom]

The rubber boot in the pic,when both clamps tight,when you crank the engine the rubber sleeve on the drive shaft will twist and not stay in place,can anyone explain what im doing wrong or what is wrong with this?

 

[JESSECONSOPOLUS]

sound like the sleave has wollowed out, errr instead of round it has become egg shaped. usually caused by vibration or mis allignment with the shaft. i saw one at the dealership like that and they thought the shaft was bent but it ended up they had no solution. the shaft was true. they just changed the seals or plastic bearing type thing in there. they said it was just from use..... i dunno, im not a tech so dont take this advise to heart. let karl or one of the other moderators tell u whats up. but if the boot was tight and becomes loose, check that dude for some vibration when it is turning. just 2 cents

 

[JESSECONSOPOLUS]

that dosent even look like the correct boot. should look like a cv shaft boot. that looks like a piece of radiator hose or something...........

 

[JESSECONSOPOLUS]

this is what mine looks like, diff model but should be close to the same. my 440 and 550 both have these style boots.

 

[robin savell lloyd]

that dosent even look like the correct boot. should look like a cv shaft boot. that looks like a piece of radiator hose or something...........

This looks like the right boot for 1995 and older unless someone changed it out to a older style.The bearings in this boot are bad and need to be greased every time you take the boat out. You can buy the hole asembly prety cheap that is what I would sugest. :cheers:

 

[robin savell lloyd]

this is what mine looks like, diff model but should be close to the same. my 440 and 550 both have these style boots.

Are we talking kawasaki or seadoo?:cheers:

 

[JESSECONSOPOLUS]

that was a pick from my seadoo, but the boots on my kx are almost the same. the point was the bearings. they will go out on any brand.

 

[JESSECONSOPOLUS]

man robin u dont like kawasaki or something? lol.

 

[JESSECONSOPOLUS]

older models really have that nasty thing for a boot? they have come so far.....

 

[robin savell lloyd]

The seadoo will not have bearings in 1997 if I am not mistaken

 

[JESSECONSOPOLUS]

what do they call those rubber seal type deals around the shaft?

 

[robin savell lloyd]

I do not have any problem with kawsaki. The photo you showed if it was from a seadoo then it would not have a bearing like the other person asking the question. :cheers:

 

[JESSECONSOPOLUS]

thats cool man i like my kawasaki too. i call that rubber seal around the shaft the bearing. the one on my seadoo is rubber and i have seen them almost egg shaped before. is the older style like a real bearing? like ball bearing?

 

[robin savell lloyd]

Pre 1997 has needle bearings and the 1997 and later have a ceramic seal if I am not mistaken. :cheers:

 

[JESSECONSOPOLUS]

man i hate those needle bearings those things go everywhere, so the seal is a ceramic on my 97? does a bad mount or something make them go out? so i dont need to grease mine every time i take it out?

 

[robin savell lloyd]

No grease to the ceramic seal but I do believe that the pto will require grease every time you take it out from what I have read. But I can allways be wrong. Good luck Robin. :cheers:

 

[ProfitOfDoom]

Thank's guy's.
I didn't see that second grease fitting,I greased it and then it was fine.
It's a 95 seadoo

 

[lakeFreak]

I'm not exactly sure but i think your missing a clamp on the smaller end of the boot closest to the flywheel, corect me if im wrong but i think its a trident clamp that goes there.

 

[rhynocole]

Cavitation on my 1995 Sea doo xp

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Sorry to post on your thread, but I am having a problem with cavitation. Yesterday I took my 1995 sea doo xp out to the river and I hit a jump with it but when I landed it wouldn't go anymore. The engine would rev up real high when I throttled it but it would not move at all. I checked the impeller, and made sure there was nothing in there, the only thing that I heard could cause this problem is a bad wear ring or chipped up prop. But when I looked inside, I noticed the rubber boot that I highlighted in purple was all torn up, and it wasn't even clamped down, it was zip tied where I highlighted in green. Anyways, could that torn up rubber boot cause the cavitation I am experiencing?

 

[luckysaturn13]

if theres an air leak it can cause cavitation

 

[rhynocole]

Where would the air leak be? The rubber boot I highlighted in purple would have nothing to do with it? It is completely off now and shredded.

 

[LouDoo]

I'm pretty sure that this is from around a 90-94 Doo, we had a discussion on another thread about this earlier today. About what type grease this takes.

What year and model SeaDoo do you have?

check out this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVTjwzmKn_o

Lou

 

[rhynocole]

I have a 1995 sea doo xp, so if my bearings aren't greased that can cause cavitation?

 

[jorgealarcon]

Great Picture

I would like to know the same answer. I think someone with technical know-how about boats would know the answer.

 

[LouDoo]

If the bearings are not greased they will bind and eventually freeze up. This will cause undo strain on the drive shaft and you will have the same symptoms like a rope or weeds wrapped around the drive shaft. Excess RPM = cavitation.

Lou