Water leaking from bellows

[griz400]

if you can move it 1/4 inch to 3/8 of and inch, this to me is saying your missing a bumper, so, u need 2 bumpers, and a pto boot, also, i wouldnt buy them fancy clamps, just a good quality tie strap, same thing happened to me before, mine was squashed to like nothing, and i took on 1 ft or so of water, i put the firm boot on i sent u a link on early in this thread, from onlyseadoo, i like that company, i get my parts in like 2 days, on regular shipping

 

[powerslave]

Removed driveshaft. Didn't see any rubber bumpers.

And, when I pulled the pump, the impeller was hanging on the driveshaft... It was that loose.

 

[powerslave]

if you can move it 1/4 inch to 3/8 of and inch, this to me is saying your missing a bumper, so, u need 2 bumpers, and a pto boot, also, i wouldnt buy them fancy clamps, just a good quality tie strap, same thing happened to me before, mine was squashed to like nothing, and i took on 1 ft or so of water, i put the firm boot on i sent u a link on early in this thread, from onlyseadoo, i like that company, i get my parts in like 2 days, on regular shipping

Should I get a new carbon seal and ring? They don't look damaged at all.

 

[griz400]

your bumpers was the problem, it lets the seal have too much slop and not seal, if your other boot seems cracked or something, i would change it, just so you dont have to go through it all again -- long as there is no deep grooves in carbon seal, it probably ok. i personally liked the firm style boot, was a little longer also, and made everything real tight -- no water leaks after 2 outings, 1 was 7 hrs in water, and second was 8 hrs

 

[griz400]

dig out all the remaining rubber, and inside the pump also, and in the pto

 

[powerslave]

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