bravo 3 yoke removal question

[jonoman69]

I was just wondering when removing the yoke assembly from a bravo 3 to change the oil seal is it nessacary to remove any of the covers on the drive or can I simply loosen the castle nut and pull yoke assembly out and follow the manual from there to change the seal

 

[MarkSee]

Not a requirement to remove the covers but if you do to take a peek, the new O-rings are only a few dollars when putting them back on.

I also made a reference mark on the prop shaft/casing before removing the driveshaft assembly so when re-installing it would go back in roughly the same spot; might not need to do that but something I did.

Mark

 

[tpenfield]

There is a procedure for re-installing the yoke assembly that calls for the back plate to be removed to align the gears, but I found that I could also align them from the other side where the yoke assembly installs.