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  1. JimDirt

    Leaky leaky 40hp E-Tec

    I just finished replacing my gear case after 1 year+, and upon starting it up I see water coming from where it shouldn’t be. After taking the oil tank loose I found the source of the leak. This plastic nipple. What I don’t understand is that I can swivel the hose around a bit, but it won’t come...
  2. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    So here it is. Seems to be in order, buuuuuuttt, I got water coming out where it isn’t supposed to be. Dammit!!! Idk if there’s a gasket back there or a water hose/ line that failed or what. Do these have freeze plugs? I wonder if over the winter that there was water trapped somewhere and it...
  3. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    Update time. I’m getting close to bolting this back up. I thought I had posted this already. One day I spent a half hour trying to get the pinion onto the shaft and had to give up. Couple days later I nailed it in a few minutes. Got the nut on it with some thread locker on it.
  4. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    I haven’t looked on SEI. I’m not really looking to buy a new one since I have everything to fix mine. If one was available for mine at $1200 I would have been on the water last summer LOL The price I saw for my gear case was on Crowley Marine
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    My neighbor came by yesterday and I told him what I would do if it was mine. He mentioned that bolt on thing. I thought that sounds like a good way to go. BTW he says he can get a brand new gear case ready to bolt on and go for $1200. I find that hard to believe. For my 40 E-Tec a new gear case...
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    That scratch is in the metal on the replacement piece, and it’s nowhere near the weld zone. I read somewhere in this thread someone said they busted a skeg off used it for years and never noticed any difference
  7. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    Can I weld it up without taking the whole thing apart? Obviously I would keep the housing cool thru the process
  8. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    So my neighbor has been on a fishing trip all week. He came over yesterday frantic that he busted the skeg off his brand new mercury, well it’s about 3 years old now, but he was asking me about welding it for him. I looked at it and I think if it was mine, I would clean up with a grinder/...
  9. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    Thanks for checking in gents. I did use some spot putty and got it painted up. I have everything I need to get it back together except time! LOL A few weeks ago I got to work on it and the first thing I did was stick a screwdriver thru the driveshaft seal. DOH! So I ordered a new one and haven’t...
  10. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    Will one 12 oz can be enough to paint my gear case? I finally got all the parts for it
  11. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    This is what I’m getting. I think it covers everything? The gear case is off of a 60 hp VRO. It matches up to my E-tec 40. I only had to change the water pump housing and the shifter rod.
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    What does the “ water pump upper “ refer to? The housing? I have a complete pump kit on order as well as a gear case seal kit
  13. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    Ya I will be replacing that.
  14. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    So ya I reached in with a hook and finagled the pinion gear around and got it out. Woohoo! I don’t see any obvious signs of wear or damage to anything, except for the water pump housing. Are there any certain parts that I should just replace just because they’re 30+ years old? The silver thing...
  15. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    Ok. I’ll give that a try this afternoon
  16. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    I must be missing something man. I pushed the shift rod down and removed it. I can’t get the pinion gear out. Until it comes out nothing else does either. LOL Do I need to remove the bearing in the driveshaft housing and take the pinion out that way?
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    Ok I’m at that point but I’m finished for tonight. I haven’t taken the shift rod out yet. Driveshaft is out, but the pinion gear is in the way from getting the rest out.
  18. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    Edit: I went and back through the beginning and saw racerones post about reverse gear falling out, etc. if racerone, or anyone else sees this and would share some advice what I should be looking for as far as worn out parts that I should replace that would be much appreciated
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    So here it is. Finally! I had to make some custom tips to get the snap ring out, got started on the 2nd one and the damn thing broke. I had to creative with a die grinder and got the 2nd one out. If any one cares to chime in, the gears don’t seem to want to come out. I’m not sure if I need to...
  20. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    As I said my buddy told me that he was going to order some snap ring pliers for me but I havent seen em. I'm not sure if he has done it yet. In the meantime I think Im going to order these. Would these work? They should definitely provide the leverage needed to get those retaining rings out...
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