Was this a decent deal???

[Peter123]

I am really new to wrenching, what does cavitate mean?

Very basically, it means that your impellor is engaged but not generating the correct head pressure. Basically spinning without moving the proper amount of water through it.

Edit: I answer the phone, talk for just a moment or 2, and then there's another 8 replies.

Don't you people have jobs (non-goverment I mean)?

 

[Mark44]

I put a fine coat of grease on the seal.

Mark44

 

[dirkdiggler]

Very basically, it means that your impellor is engaged but not generating the correct head pressure. Basically spinning without moving the proper amount of water through it.

Edit: I answer the phone, talk for just a moment or 2, and then there's another 8 replies.

Don't you people have jobs (non-goverment I mean)?

I sit in a cube all day at GE Healthcare! Many websites are blocked here but X-h20.com isnt !! I dont think many people here are into watersports so they havent put the axe on this site, most are fresh from india anyways!!

 

[vitaly]

what about using a silicone lubricant to help it seat properly?

vaseline or KY would work better

 

[dirkdiggler]

should the whole pump just slide off after I remove all the bolts?? I got it all apart but it will only slide back a little bit, shoudl I just pull harder??? I got the seal to come away from the housing like 1/4 of a inch but I will need more room to inspect/ fix

 

[onesojourner]

you might have to tap it with a mallet but it should just slide right out. just jiggle it a bit.

 

[Matt_E]

I sit in a cube all day at GE Healthcare! Many websites are blocked here but X-h20.com isnt !! I dont think many people here are into watersports so they havent put the axe on this site, most are fresh from india anyways!!

You mean to tell me Wikipedia is blocked at your job?

Shens.

 

[The Penguin]

vaseline or KY would work better

I don't have either of those.

how about astroglide? :slap:

 

[dirkdiggler]

should it pull the whole shaft with it?? when I pull the pump towards the back I can see the shaft coming with it??
this is all new to me and I dont want to make more problems by breaking something!!

 

[Matt_E]

Shaft comes with it, you're fine.

Didn't you say you're sitting at work? Do you have the ski in the office or what?

 

[dirkdiggler]

I left work early, and I think I fixed it! The next ride will let me know!

 

[Matt_E]

Until you swap out the impeller, you'll have issues.

 

[dirkdiggler]

The impeller looks like new from both sides of it! no chips or bends. why would that give me problems??

 

[Matt_E]

Because it is a stock aluminum impeller. They are known to suck royal ass, and they cause cavitation. No matter how good they look.

However, your ride should be improved quite a bit now, IF you fixed the seal right.

 

[D-Roc]

that seal looks pretty bad, you can try and seal it with the blue but if it is rucked beyond the blue's capabilities you gotta get a new one.

 

[chrisdoc0608]

I put a fine coat of grease on the seal.

Mark44

me too

if you want to get under there with a flash light when its dark and shine it through your intake grate, it will give you a pretty good idea if it sealed up well or not, if there is light coming through the seal its bad, if not go run it