1960 5.5 fisherman lower unit

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sail51

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I am trying to change the shaft seal and I can not figure out how to seperate the seal from the bearring carrier. Is there a trick to this? I have the shaft out and the bearing carrier seperate from the the shaft.
 
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Re: 1960 5.5 fisherman lower unit

sail51 said:
I am trying to change the shaft seal and I can not figure out how to seperate the seal from the bearring carrier. Is there a trick to this? I have the shaft out and the bearing carrier seperate from the the shaft.
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Without special tools, there is no easy way. It's whatever you have available or can dream up. People have made tools by heating and bending a screwdriver so you can drive it out from the inside. A slide hammer puller sometimes works, but not always. If you have a Dremel, you can cut away at it till it is paper thin on one side, then it will practically fall out.

Personally, I chuck it up in a lathe and cut it out. Piece of cake. Of course that's easy for me to say because I have a lathe. Got any friend that might have one?
 
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Re: 1960 5.5 fisherman lower unit

My mechanic might have something to remove this. I started to use screwdrivers to pry it out so I guess I am on the right track. I'll check with my mechanic and see if he has something better.
Carl
 
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My procedure was something like this. Grind at it with a slot screwdriver. Try bending up the inner metal of the seal if you can. Pull on it with pliers. Pry up with a seal puller (a J ended piece of hard metal). Take a break... Pull, whack, grind, heave. .. Take another break. All this while ensuring that no damage gets to the outer piece holding it in there.

This goes on for a while, then the profanity starts. The seal starts to budge a little at this point. Oh yeah, some heat doesn't hurt ... but not sure if it helps either. A few more pulls, whacks, grinds, heaves accompanied by more discustingly dirty profanity and presto ... out she goes.

Piece of cake !
 
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Re: 1960 5.5 fisherman lower unit

OptsyEagle said:
My procedure was something like this. Grind at it with a slot screwdriver. Try bending up the inner metal of the seal if you can. Pull on it with pliers. Pry up with a seal puller (a J ended piece of hard metal). Take a break... Pull, whack, grind, heave. .. Take another break. All this while ensuring that no damage gets to the outer piece holding it in there.

This goes on for a while, then the profanity starts. The seal starts to budge a little at this point. Oh yeah, some heat doesn't hurt ... but not sure if it helps either. A few more pulls, whacks, grinds, heaves accompanied by more discustingly dirty profanity and presto ... out she goes.

Piece of cake !
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Ha! That sounds very close to how I do it! :)
 
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Re: 1960 5.5 fisherman lower unit

Has anyone thought about purchasing a seal puller?:confused:
 
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Re: 1960 5.5 fisherman lower unit

I have one and it doesn't really work in the bearing carrier... It does a bit... It's one of many tools one uses to hack away at the seal...
 
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Yea, I just bought an upper seal for my 6hp. The oil came out good, so I didn't feel like changing it.:D
 
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Re: 1960 5.5 fisherman lower unit

I got it out by just prying with a screwdriver. It actually was not all that hard once I got to work on it. I did the same for the seal at the water pump. I knew I could buy a seal puller, but it is just another tool to sit on the bench which I would not be able to find next time I needed it. Thanks for the help.
Carl
 
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Yea, I can't find half of my tools now, but that's because my work bench is a mess.:D:D
 
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