Kiggsia
Petty Officer 3rd Class
- Joined
- Sep 18, 2008
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- 98
I did a lower unit reseal job on my 1998 non electric shift 30 Horse Johnson. Watched an excellent youtube video showing how to do it. The gentleman doing the job on the video had told how to refit the detent ball bearings and their tension spring under the dog clutch, when the clutch slides down on the prop shaft when removing the mechanisms from the gearcase.. His comments and posts by others about the subject pointed out how very difficult it is to keep those ball bearings in place when sliding the dog clutch over them, even saying that a pro mechanic with his special guard tool finds it very difficult to do. I lucked out, though, my dog clutch stayed in place over the detent balls during disassembly, handling, and refitting to the prop shaft. I'm wondering if I should of taken that clutch off the shaft to see if it were seized there due to corrosion, debris, etc. or if maybe this engine is designed for the dog clutch to be retained easily on the prop shaft. I'm wondering if others working on this particular type of lower unit have ever found th
eir dog clutch didn't slide down the prop shaft during disassembly?