bassboy416
Petty Officer 3rd Class
- Joined
- Jul 9, 2013
- Messages
- 79
Bought seloc manual and sierra replacement kit (gaskets and impeller without housing or base). While researching the procedure on this the manual confused me more than it helped. First, it is unclear how it all comes apart and what linkage might need to be disconnected.... I think I can figure that out though... Main questions... The manual says that the gasket is very difficult to get off once you remove the housing... They recommend a kit that comes with housing and gaskets already installed (at least thats how it sounded to me). I've never heard of anything like this. Next, they go into detail about replacing the base below the water pump. My particular motor has shim material and it sounds like a pain in the XXX to try and replace the "base". So heres my question... Can I just replace the impeller and gaskets as a regular maintenance item without messing with the base or the shims they speak of? Is there any advice you can give me as to how to remove old gaskets and get new ones properly seated... Then also, my boat seems like it should have the cam1 assembly on the lower unit. Would this mean I need to put the boat in forward gear before removing the lower unit? Also, totally unrelated but I've looked all through my manual for how to get my lower cowling off so that I can replace my 6th spark plug... Any help is greatly appreciated!