v-drive oil pan gasket replacement

[gregski]

Our boat started losing oil from the v-drive (mostly while sitting over time but it deteriorated quickly). I found oil dripping off of the studs/nuts of it's oil pan. It turned out to be quite easy to service. There is enough clearance to service it in place. I disconnected the pickup hose, dropped the pan, cut a gasket and put it all back together. I followed this thread with nice pictures: https://www.planetnautique.com/vb5/forum/nautique-topics/maintenance-technical-discussion/diy-articles/17163-replaced-leaky-2003-v-drive-oil-pan-gasket-this-weekend Our v-drive is configured just slightly differently with the dipstick up in the main body, not remotely like these pictures, so one less hose connection.

[996scott]

that is great to know. A few years ago i realized i was getting a little oil dripping from the bottom of the v drive. I was about to replace the gasket but i decided to try tightening up the bolts and that seemed to take care of things. This is good to know that it isn't too hard. Thanks.

[VA LSV]

The original top and bottom gaskets were very thin and fragile so instead of replacing them I used RTV.

[gregski]

I did consider using RTV. My only thought was that it's tight enough that I didn't want to end up scraping it of the underside of the v-drive if there was any need for a redo. It was so easy to make a gasket, I decided it was the best first step. If I have any trouble I'll go RTV next time.