loganmallory
Petty Officer 3rd Class
- Joined
- Apr 13, 2002
- Messages
- 77
hi. i have a 1972 johnson 25hp. please excuse lack of terminology. i have done lots of repairs to various motors for the last few years, just dont know terminology. i just got the motor this fall. after changing the gear oil, a few hours later i noticed a few drops dripping down on to the skag from the propeller shaft. i went to my local parts dealer and he gave me the o-ring and the spaghetti seal. i cleaned everything off really well, the o-ring rubber went on well, but when i went to put the long rubber on, it was really skinny compared to the old one, and was really loose in the groove, and way too long. i assumed it was just a standard cut-to-size thing, but it still bugged me how skinny it was. anyways, i put it in the river this afternoon, ran the motor for about 30mins, pulled it out, and got straight milk. by the way,the guy tried to sell me the big metal piece at the end of the shaft that seals the shaft, but as it was $140 i figured i'd try the other 2 seals first. i waited 5 hours after replacing, and no oil on the skag. whats up? thanks!