drive leak - shift shaft bushing?

[hullofalottatrouble]

towed the old barge home and noticed drive lube leaking out of weep hole in lower unit.. not a good sign.. pulled drive and pressure tested.. didn't hold pressure and could hear air leaking out around shaft..

separated upper and lower and pressure testing lower.. air is leaking out around the lower shift shaft bushing..

i am guessing that needs to be replaced. seems like a pretty straight forward job.. anything I need to keep i mind when doing this?

Thanks..

Happy Boating..

 

[Don S]

Re: drive leak - shift shaft bushing?

Get the bushing assembly, not just the seals for it. Trust me.
See page 3C-29.

http://www.boatfix.com/merc/Servmanl/6/6C3R3.PDF

 

[hullofalottatrouble]

Re: drive leak - shift shaft bushing?

got the new bushing but the old one won't budge.. i can't get the damn thing off.. and the removal tool is rounding off the edges..

what can i use to help get the old bushing off? heat help?

thanks

 

[hullofalottatrouble]

Re: drive leak - shift shaft bushing?

how aggressive can i get with that thing.. can i pound the crap out of it with a sledge hammer and a screw driver to get it off? Or do i need to be careful with it?