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'84 Stringer 800 lower

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Nivekt

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I picked this up for $60 the other day for spare parts if I ever need them. So far I have discovered a crack in the housing and the upper seal of the swivel bearing retainer needs to be replaced.

I would like to take this unit apart to see what the condition is of the gears as that is mainly why I bought it. Ultimately I would like to completely restore this unit(weld/braze crack, reseal, strip and paint, etc.) so if I ever have issues with my lower I can just swap this one over. It does shift in and out of gear just fine and I flushed out the unit real well and didnt get any metal shavings or anything like that.

My question is, can I take out the driveshaft just by removing the set screw or is there more to it than that? I know I need a puller to remove the bearing housing and seal assembly that the prop shaft goes through. Basically Im just looking for a brief step by step and any special tools I may need to do this job.

Here are some pics of the unit:

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Also, it looks like my best option for repairing the crack would be the HTS-2000 aluminum brazing rods: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSzpmP_vCE4

Has anyone ever used these?
 
get the innards out before you research brazing rods. I haven't had an issue finding lowers without cracks so haven't repaired any housings. Enough water in the lower to crack it means the gears will be rusty- if the rust has pitted the gears they are not reuseable. empty it out and see what you have.

as far as a tutorial, the factory manual is what I use.
 
I should have mentioned that when I got the lower that crack was completely covered with a thick layer of epoxy. I scraped it off to see what I had under there. I can look down into the drive from under where the shift housing would be and see the shift rod and what I presume to be the clutch dog and some other parts. No sign of rust but of course Ill source the manual then and figure it out.
 
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