troym
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"I split the lower unit from t
"I split the lower unit from the gear housing to replace the impeller. The gear oil was a little cloudy, but no free standing water when I pulled the plug. It's been sitting all winter, so if there was significant water in there, I would think it would have settled by now.
Anyway, when I pulled the lower unit off; I got a little more oil than I'm used to, and it seemed to be in the cavities where oil usually isn't.
I may have been too quick to yank it off, the reservior may have still had oil in it.
I can't tell from the exploded view diagrams if the lower unit veritcal shaft mates to the seal in the bottom of the gear housing, or if the driven gear shaft in the upper unit mates to the seal. Anyone know?
If it's the lower unit verical shaft that mates to the seal, I may be OK and I just got the deluge of oil when the vertical shaft pulled out of the seal.
If it's the driven gear shaft that mates up... I guess I'll be pulling off the rest of the drive to replace that oil seal... and everything else made out of rubber while I'm at it."
"I split the lower unit from the gear housing to replace the impeller. The gear oil was a little cloudy, but no free standing water when I pulled the plug. It's been sitting all winter, so if there was significant water in there, I would think it would have settled by now.
Anyway, when I pulled the lower unit off; I got a little more oil than I'm used to, and it seemed to be in the cavities where oil usually isn't.
I may have been too quick to yank it off, the reservior may have still had oil in it.
I can't tell from the exploded view diagrams if the lower unit veritcal shaft mates to the seal in the bottom of the gear housing, or if the driven gear shaft in the upper unit mates to the seal. Anyone know?
If it's the lower unit verical shaft that mates to the seal, I may be OK and I just got the deluge of oil when the vertical shaft pulled out of the seal.
If it's the driven gear shaft that mates up... I guess I'll be pulling off the rest of the drive to replace that oil seal... and everything else made out of rubber while I'm at it."