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Tranny Trouble
knotguilty posted a topic in Centurion Boat Maintenance, Performance, Troubleshooting
Bad day on the lake yesterday with my '05 Avy. My transmission was slipping a little bit when I put it in gear right after I put it in the water so I checked the fluid and the dipstick showed about an 1/8 under the full line. Should be no problem but I added a bit of fluid to top it off. We didn't have any problems after that until we were surfing in the afternoon. The transmission started slipping in and out of gear at load. The transmission was smoking and too hot to touch the dipstick. We limped it back to the ramp and onto the trailer. Once everything cooled down the dipstick showed about 1/2 and the oil smelled burnt. I'm thinking a new transmission is in order or at very least a rebuild. I can get a new Velvet Drive 71C at skidim.com for $1750 and I will have to replace the oil cooler and the damper plate (another $300). I'm thinking that is not to bad. After doing some research there are a few other models that Velvet drive offers that are the heavy duty versions. In particular the 72L and the 72L-H. Where I load up my boat and do a lot of wake surfing would it be advisable to upgrade my transmission? Will these other models be a direct plug in? Also I have done a couple of transmission change outs on cars but never in a boat. How hard is it to align the shaft? How long does a tranny change out usually take if I go to a dealership (looking for cost)? Will Velvet Drive honor the warranty if I do the change out myself? This is the first boat I've owned so any information that would help with tranny replacement would be helpful.