tuandabrainz
Member
Fellas,
I have a pre alpha 165 outdrive, (I think it is an R). Anyways, the problem I am having is a small amount of gear oil in the bellows, which I think means the oil seal on the drive gear assembly on the upper is bad. I found a seal kit for the upper fairly cheap, but here is the issue. I know that doing a gear change on the outdrive is a major pain in the keister what with the shimming and special tools and all. However, if I am not changing the gears or bearings or any of the other hardware, and using all the same components, would I still have to reshim? I am only changing the seals. If I have to, I have to decide if I want to spend a fortune on all the tools to do it, spend a fortune having the upper rebuilt, or spend a fortune buying another upper.
I have a pre alpha 165 outdrive, (I think it is an R). Anyways, the problem I am having is a small amount of gear oil in the bellows, which I think means the oil seal on the drive gear assembly on the upper is bad. I found a seal kit for the upper fairly cheap, but here is the issue. I know that doing a gear change on the outdrive is a major pain in the keister what with the shimming and special tools and all. However, if I am not changing the gears or bearings or any of the other hardware, and using all the same components, would I still have to reshim? I am only changing the seals. If I have to, I have to decide if I want to spend a fortune on all the tools to do it, spend a fortune having the upper rebuilt, or spend a fortune buying another upper.