enginesilo
Contributing Member
I did a pressure test on my outdrive (Alpha 1 Gen 2) as 1 piece (Upper and Lower still attached) and I have a very slow leak at the shift shaft. I'm guessing the shift shaft seal is not supposed to leak at all, correct? Can I change out just the seals in the shift shaft bushing area, or should I just change the entire thing? Is this the part number to change?
-815921A13 (An online part diagram said this is the proper one)
-23-805041A2 (I think this is for an older model outdrive maybe)
Any tips on how to change it? I read that you must set the drive in forward gear, bind the prop so it can't move, and then unscrew the 2 screws and pull out the bushing assembly with the shift shaft. You then need to reinstall the pieces making sure not to knock the drive out of gear.
So can I change just the gaskets, or is it smart to just change out the entire bushing which includes the new gaskets/seals/etc?
Thanks for the help!
-815921A13 (An online part diagram said this is the proper one)
-23-805041A2 (I think this is for an older model outdrive maybe)
Any tips on how to change it? I read that you must set the drive in forward gear, bind the prop so it can't move, and then unscrew the 2 screws and pull out the bushing assembly with the shift shaft. You then need to reinstall the pieces making sure not to knock the drive out of gear.
So can I change just the gaskets, or is it smart to just change out the entire bushing which includes the new gaskets/seals/etc?
Thanks for the help!