Does this wear ring look right?

[JJinSC]

I bought a replacement wear ring. Went to the dealer and they did not have any OEM wear rings in stock so I bought an aftermarket ring. According to the manual, there is no neoprene washer on the XPs. The part inside of the ski that the wear ring mounts against when re-installing the pump is flat. However, there is a flange on the new wear ring. Does this look right? It would appear that this should not be tightened up all that much when installing it? I just wanted to get some input on this before I re-installed the pump.

 

[Dr Honda]

It's hard to tell from the pic... but it looks like it's too long. Does it fit in the hull?

 

[JJinSC]

Haven't actually tried yet. Wanted to get some input from here first. I'll be trying this when I get home from work today. I checked the manual and it does show this flange/lip and it actually calls it a seal lip and states that it does face forward. So I guess this is correct. I also found the correct torque in the manual. Plus since that lip held up to the wear ring being pressed in, then I guess it is not as fragile as it looks.

The only thing I cannot find in the manual is the torgue for the venturi bolts. The manual seems to have skipped that step on the assembly instructions. Should I torgue those the same as the pump bolts??

 

[Dr Honda]

The only thing I cannot find in the manual is the torgue for the venturi bolts.

Ummmmmm............. snug with some blue thread locker.

 

[Strizzo]

my oem replacement wear ring had the same lip on it. as for the torque, like Dr. Honda says, you can use the german spec, goodentight.

 

[JJinSC]

Thanks, you guys. I am heading home from work now to put this in and hopefully get it in the water.

 

[JJinSC]

Got the pump back in. Took a peek in and it looks like there is one location on the wear ring that the impeller has a bigger gap than the rest. I sprayed lube on the wear ring and fired it up. I looked under the grate and noticed this after cranking it up. Is it normal for the impeller to trim a piece off like this when first turned?



What would cause the gap in the wear ring at one location?