"Gentlemen, new to forum,new t
"Gentlemen, new to forum,new to boating. its snowing in Alberta right now so its a good time for me to post. I picked up a 17ft,'81 Tempest,3 ltr GM motor with an OMC 400 leg at a farm estate auction; the boat had sat for 4 years unused while the family settled the affairs. Its in decent condition for its age with only a few minor repairs needed, the biggest being a leaking output seal on the upper. I have purchased the oem manuel from Searay and have completed the tilt drive conversion to grease to this point. I have seen in other posts the mention of removing the leg without disconecting the shift cable in order to do the ball gears. Would this removal also allow one to then seperate the upper drive in order to access the lower seal or will the cable interfer? Also I see numerous cautions as to not damage the cable during removal, exactly what type of damage and where would the damage occur if it were to happen."
"Gentlemen, new to forum,new to boating. its snowing in Alberta right now so its a good time for me to post. I picked up a 17ft,'81 Tempest,3 ltr GM motor with an OMC 400 leg at a farm estate auction; the boat had sat for 4 years unused while the family settled the affairs. Its in decent condition for its age with only a few minor repairs needed, the biggest being a leaking output seal on the upper. I have purchased the oem manuel from Searay and have completed the tilt drive conversion to grease to this point. I have seen in other posts the mention of removing the leg without disconecting the shift cable in order to do the ball gears. Would this removal also allow one to then seperate the upper drive in order to access the lower seal or will the cable interfer? Also I see numerous cautions as to not damage the cable during removal, exactly what type of damage and where would the damage occur if it were to happen."