The PSS
shaft seal on my
boat was installed 14 years ago. I can't find any
record of the bellows being replaced and I feel pretty confident in guessing that it has not been replaced at all. The seal is, however, completely
water tight. But I've heard a whole lot about the catastrophic types of failure that are possible with a dripless seal.
With the hopes of tempting fate as little as possible, I'm looking into replacing the bellows. But, I'm looking for some other opinions. I read in another thread that people have replaced the entire seal with the
boat in the
water, even though the manufacturer suggests against it.
Is it wise to try to replace the bellows in the water? If it is do-able, does anyone have any
advice or tricks that could make the job easier and more safe? My
shaft seal is fairly easy to get to. I swear I'm not a cheap-skate... I just don't know if I can do the
haul out any time soon.