'07 VX drive shaft leaking.....????

yamaride · 01-27-2010, 06:43 AM

Hello all, I'm new to the forum and a few years new to the PWC world. I have 2 '07 VX Sports and one is taking on some water. When the ski is in the water it seems to be slowly bubbling in around what I believe houses the pump, directly above where the intake grate would be. With it out of water and on the trailer I filled the hull with water and noticed a slow drip from under the ski coming from around the driveshaft. Any thoughts as to what would cause this and what kind of $$$ I'm looking at to fix. Any and all info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

cyrillefrenchy · 01-27-2010, 10:18 PM

hello
i just bought 2 used 2008 vx 110 and the previous owner told me they just have been recalled from yamaha for prop shaft impropper sealing, the job was free of charge for the owner and the only thing i can see is a new gasket sealand bed around the aluminium plate surrounding the drive shaft.
maybe you should ask your local dealer for any recall.

Slowstang305 · 02-02-2010, 01:27 PM

Ive heard this before, you guys may not be the only ones with this problem

davidw · 02-02-2010, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by yamaride

Hello all, I'm new to the forum and a few years new to the PWC world. I have 2 '07 VX Sports and one is taking on some water. When the ski is in the water it seems to be slowly bubbling in around what I believe houses the pump, directly above where the intake grate would be. With it out of water and on the trailer I filled the hull with water and noticed a slow drip from under the ski coming from around the driveshaft. Any thoughts as to what would cause this and what kind of $$$ I'm looking at to fix. Any and all info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Read below thread. Very important. This may be your problem !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
07 FXHO cooling hose recall

volltrex · 02-02-2010, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by davidw

Read below thread. Very important. This may be your problem !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
07 FXHO cooling hose recall

This will be a completly different problem..........the exhaust & cooling hose set up is not the same on the VX.

davidw · 02-02-2010, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by volltrex

This will be a completly different problem..........the exhaust & cooling hose set up is not the same on the VX.

OK thx it was just a thought !

pbrstreetgang · 02-03-2010, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by cyrillefrenchy

hello
i just bought 2 used 2008 vx 110 and the previous owner told me they just have been recalled from yamaha for prop shaft impropper sealing, the job was free of charge for the owner and the only thing i can see is a new gasket sealand bed around the aluminium plate surrounding the drive shaft.
maybe you should ask your local dealer for any recall.

Are you talking about the triangular shaped plate on the inside of the hull that goes around the driveshaft? One of the bolts on mine is stripped out

cyrillefrenchy · 02-07-2010, 09:21 AM

yes, this is the triangle i am talking about.
aparently the triangle has been removed and resealed with white sealand on both of the skis at no charge for the owner
frenchy

pbrstreetgang · 02-07-2010, 11:32 PM

I was told by yamaha that unless its leaking they wont fix it so I guess I'll have to prove that its leaking. Is that what happened with yours?

cyrillefrenchy · 02-07-2010, 11:49 PM

as i said in a previous post, i just bought these 2 vx, the previous owner has the job done just before he sold them, i don't know if they were leaking before but the previous owner told me it was a recall from yamaha, the job has been done at riva yamaha in miami florida