Boat Drive Or Transmission Service, Lake Tahoe

If you have an inboard/outboard boat, you have a stern drive unit. If you have an inboard boat, you have a transmission. Many people neglect their drive or transmission. It is typically more expensive to rebuild an outdrive after gear lube has leaked out, than to rebuild your engine. With our drive service we will change the fluid, clean particle magnets, remove drive to lubricate the spline shaft and inspect for water intrusion into the U-joint bellows, shift cavity, grease U-joints, check engine alignment, inspect engine coupler, adjust shift cable, replace gaskets, O-rings and reseal drive to transom and we will inspect many other parts in the process. While the drive is off, it’s a good time to replace your trim gauge sender. That can fix your erratic, jumpy, not working trim gauge and save you money in labor because the drive is already off. We do a lot more than just change your drive lube. Drive service should be done annually or every one hundred (100) hours. If the engine on your boat is in the rear, then you have a transmission and a V-drive. The transmission and V-drive should also be serviced. The process is similar with inboards; changing fluids, checking engine alignment, adjusting shift cable and other inspections of components going through the hull to the propeller. On some models, this seal drips by design (no, it doesn’t seem like the best design), but if it is properly adjusted it will drip very little. Many leak too fast, resulting in dead batteries from the bilge pump running, water damage from water in the bilge and in the worst case scenario, a sunken boat. Have us check your shaft packing while your boat is in the water to avoid these problems. A dual battery system is recommended for inboard boats that stay in the water overnight or longer.