shift shaft bushings & seal

[my3wags]

Need a little guidance. recieved my shift bushing kit today and they look differant thant the ones that came out. Also, the kit didnt come with any seals. here are some pics

This is what I took out. upper bushing, lower bushing, seal and fiber washer.

This is what I recieved. two bushings and a fiber washer. NO SEAL???

Am I missing something?

Thanks for your help

 

[cr2k]

Re: shift shaft bushings & seal

Yea, the seals should be in the bell shaped bushing.

 

[Eric 3.7LX Alpha 1]

Re: shift shaft bushings & seal

look inside the larger bushing, seal should be already installed in it.

 

[rodbolt]

Re: shift shaft bushings & seal

we are looking,it aint there.
while mercruiser doesnt offer the seals individually mercury does.
look at a mid 80s v6 diagram.
you can buy just the shift shaft seals,you need two, and install them in the mercruiser shaft seal bore as long as the casting is still good.
never seen the bushing fail but seal failure is common,takes about 15 min to replace just the seals using the correct tools and two v6 mercury shaft seals.
take that kit back as its missing parts.

 

[my3wags]

Re: shift shaft bushings & seal

thanks for the replies guys. Yeah, that's what I thought. the bag even said bushing & seal kit. I'll take it back.

Now does the bell bushing goes in the upper or lower bushing location?

thanks again for all your help

Erik

 

[my3wags]

Re: shift shaft bushings & seal

Looks like the vendors complete inventory of this GLM product are all missing the seals. They are having GLM ship me one direct.

Looks like I WILL finnish this project this weekend.....

 

[fishrdan]

Re: shift shaft bushings & seal

Now does the bell bushing goes in the upper or lower bushing location?

Upper, like this:

Put some sealant on the (top) bushing before pressing it into the bell housing, it needs to be water tight. I used Permetex Aviation Sealant. Don't use silicone.

 

[Eric 3.7LX Alpha 1]

Re: shift shaft bushings & seal

we are looking,it aint there.
while mercruiser doesnt offer the seals individually mercury does.
look at a mid 80s v6 diagram.
you can buy just the shift shaft seals,you need two, and install them in the mercruiser shaft seal bore as long as the casting is still good.
never seen the bushing fail but seal failure is common,takes about 15 min to replace just the seals using the correct tools and two v6 mercury shaft seals.
take that kit back as its missing parts.

Can't believe I missed that in the picture, in my head Im saying "wish it was turned alittle in the pic so we can see in there". HA!
Good eyes rodbolt,

 

[my3wags]

Re: shift shaft bushings & seal

Upper, like this:

Put some sealant on the (top) bushing before pressing it into the bell housing, it needs to be water tight. I used Permetex Aviation Sealant. Don't use silicone.

Perfect ! thank you

 

[achris]

Re: shift shaft bushings & seal

And here's the problem....

It says it replaces Merc part xxx, but it doesn't. The Merc genuine part HAS the seals already installed. Buy cheap part and you get..... cheap parts.

 

[fishrdan]

Re: shift shaft bushings & seal

Awww, C'mon chris...

It's only missing the seals

What harm could that cause

 

[achris]

Re: shift shaft bushings & seal

awww, c'mon chris...

It's only missing the seals

What harm could that cause

roflmao......