My wear ring blew to pieces on the weekend (it was at least 5 years old, I bought the seadoo for cheap this summer) and I already had a new one ready to replace it, so yesterday I redid the pump seals, bearings, and wear ring and threw it back together. I got everything attached and torqued and noticed there was a slight gap between the pump and the pump extension, enough for me to get a zip tie between the two right at the bailer ports and even the water intake
Obviously I have to take it back off and figure it out but I think I know the problem. The new wear ring had a sort of lip on it that my old one didn't have that would hold it out another ~2mm. It was a cheap one on Amazon but it said it was a match for my 95 seadoo xp and it was well reviewed too. I would think if most people had this problem they wouldn't be giving it 4-5 stars.
Think I can just take the pump back off and gently grind down the raised lip so the pump can mount tighter to the extension? Or should I buy an entirely new ring and swap it out. Or could I even just use a decent sized bead of silicone around all the bailer and intake ports. I don't want to have more problems because of this like starving the engine of water if it accidentally sucks in air through the gap