Thread: lowering outdrive on my mercruiser I/O
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Old 11-22-2010, 05:45 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by RLW View Post
They tell me that if it was serviced properly there should have been antifreeze in the drive unit so it would not have frozen. I'm glad that everything worked out for ya and to the forum.
The outdrive is self draining when in the vertical position. Also, it is highly recommended to always keep the outdrive vertical, so as to keep the (expensive to replace) rubber bellows in a "relaxed" position, or it will take a set that is not conducive to long life. NB
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