Hello, I have a 1996 SP seadoo. I bought this used and I have owned this for 2.5 years. About mid summer of last year I noticed a performance issue while at the lake.
I noticed that when taking off, the ski seems to just sit in the water and is sluggish to take off. The engine revs up, and water appears to shoot out the back, but the stream is not perfectly round. The ski will eventually plane out and go fast, but Its taking off is slow.
The ski used to be able to pull tubers no problem, but now It struggles to get itself up on plane.
I'm not sure if this is related, but since I bought it, the rear end seemed to have a funny noise like a bearing is going out. Its louder than my other older ski, but its like something is rattling from the exterior jet pump. I know its not the inside bearing where the boot connects to the shaft, because I grease that after every ride.
Please Help me with the performance issue, and If that noise could be a lower bearing if there are any. I'm new to working on jetski's, but I can learn. Also, what is some symptoms of the wear-ring going out?
Thanks,
~Ryan
I noticed that when taking off, the ski seems to just sit in the water and is sluggish to take off. The engine revs up, and water appears to shoot out the back, but the stream is not perfectly round. The ski will eventually plane out and go fast, but Its taking off is slow.
The ski used to be able to pull tubers no problem, but now It struggles to get itself up on plane.
I'm not sure if this is related, but since I bought it, the rear end seemed to have a funny noise like a bearing is going out. Its louder than my other older ski, but its like something is rattling from the exterior jet pump. I know its not the inside bearing where the boot connects to the shaft, because I grease that after every ride.
Please Help me with the performance issue, and If that noise could be a lower bearing if there are any. I'm new to working on jetski's, but I can learn. Also, what is some symptoms of the wear-ring going out?
Thanks,
~Ryan