Sigh... " Sometimes you're the dog, sometimes you're the tree... "
This time around, I'm the tree.
Someone gave me this motor and I figured I'd get it running for the kids. It sat for 6 years. I pulled the lower unit off figuring the impeller was shot - it was - along with water in lower unit oil. I checked for leaks - upper oil seals leaking. Pried seals out and tried to get bearing housing off. Wouldn't budge. Worried I'd break it, I brought it to my mercruiser mech. and he acety/oxy torched it and .. he broke it... leaving the broken lower portion cracked ' at home '.
Now, I have to remove the engine shaft and to do so must remove prop shaft.
I have no shop manual although getting a SELOC one from library.
A few questions:
- Does the lower casing cap need a puller to come off ? Two screwdrivers in the slots ain't doing it. Once I get that off, how hard is it to take the rest apart to get to the bottom of the drive shaft ?
- What other special tools do I need and what other pitfalls can you help me avoid ?
- and for Sh*ts & Giggles - how could I have avoided the bearing housing being broken ?
Lifes a lesson and I keep learning !
Thx...
This time around, I'm the tree.
Someone gave me this motor and I figured I'd get it running for the kids. It sat for 6 years. I pulled the lower unit off figuring the impeller was shot - it was - along with water in lower unit oil. I checked for leaks - upper oil seals leaking. Pried seals out and tried to get bearing housing off. Wouldn't budge. Worried I'd break it, I brought it to my mercruiser mech. and he acety/oxy torched it and .. he broke it... leaving the broken lower portion cracked ' at home '.
Now, I have to remove the engine shaft and to do so must remove prop shaft.
I have no shop manual although getting a SELOC one from library.
A few questions:
- Does the lower casing cap need a puller to come off ? Two screwdrivers in the slots ain't doing it. Once I get that off, how hard is it to take the rest apart to get to the bottom of the drive shaft ?
- What other special tools do I need and what other pitfalls can you help me avoid ?
- and for Sh*ts & Giggles - how could I have avoided the bearing housing being broken ?
Lifes a lesson and I keep learning !
Thx...
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