The driveshaft in my 2004 GTX 4-Tec Supercharged is locked into the PTO / output sleeve. The circlip is off, the ball bearing and support ring are loose. I should be able to pull the driveshaft easily out the back of the ski but I can't. I cut out the rubber bellows so I could see what was going on and the drive shaft is only being held up on the PTO nothing else. Any ideas would be helpful.
Also the last time I removed the drive shaft the driveshaft plug (the rubber bit on the end that is inserted into the PTO) was completely destroyed and was ground into the splines. After running for a few hours I had water entering the ski. I am sure that was from the bellows not having the proper preload/compression. Is it possible that there is a problem with the PTO and the driveshaft slips forward after eating the driveshaft plug thus causing me to loose the preload on the bellows which causes water to enter the hull? And if the PTO is the problem how hard of a fix is this or should I just have a Seadoo tech look at it and call it a day.
Also the last time I removed the drive shaft the driveshaft plug (the rubber bit on the end that is inserted into the PTO) was completely destroyed and was ground into the splines. After running for a few hours I had water entering the ski. I am sure that was from the bellows not having the proper preload/compression. Is it possible that there is a problem with the PTO and the driveshaft slips forward after eating the driveshaft plug thus causing me to loose the preload on the bellows which causes water to enter the hull? And if the PTO is the problem how hard of a fix is this or should I just have a Seadoo tech look at it and call it a day.