chieftaing
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Clymers says that after removing the one nut in upper gearcase housing & the one nut in the lower gearcase housing (after pulling prop shaft bearing cage) you can separate the upper gearcase housing from the lower.
I'm replacing seals & want to separate the housings to make it easier to pull the shift rod & driveshaft seals.
I can pry apart the aft side of the housing, but the front seam between the housings wont budge. I've tried putting a nut on the bolt that sticks through the top housing & using various tools & deadblow hammer to split the housings, but I'm hitting pretty hard & there's no crack opening up on the front part of the seam.
Are the housings supposed to separate with just the two bolts removed like the Clymer book says? Suggestions on how to separate them without cracking the housing?
At some point do i give up & just replace what seals i can?
Thx
I'm replacing seals & want to separate the housings to make it easier to pull the shift rod & driveshaft seals.
I can pry apart the aft side of the housing, but the front seam between the housings wont budge. I've tried putting a nut on the bolt that sticks through the top housing & using various tools & deadblow hammer to split the housings, but I'm hitting pretty hard & there's no crack opening up on the front part of the seam.
Are the housings supposed to separate with just the two bolts removed like the Clymer book says? Suggestions on how to separate them without cracking the housing?
At some point do i give up & just replace what seals i can?
Thx
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