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tboltmike

tboltmike

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"When resealing my lower unit,

"When resealing my lower unit, it slipped and the shift rod was bent to near the drive rod. The bend is near the rubber grommet above the cover.
Is it OK to straighten or do I need a new one?
1975, 115 hp.
Thanks, Mike"
 
"It would probably be in your

"It would probably be in your best interest to get a new one, its really up to you however if its out of alignment or something along those lines it could damage more things later on."
 
"You may get lucky. Try to str

"You may get lucky. Try to straighten it first. If the unit becomes hard to shift, then replace it."
 
I would at least have a go at

I would at least have a go at straightening it. You got to get it properly straight though or it will put strain on the seal. Probably need setting up on a press to do it properly.

$102 for a new one says straighten it to me

Change the seal what ever.
 
Thanks for all of the comments

Thanks for all of the comments.
I used 3 wood dowels in my vise to form a break and rolled it across the iron bed of my table saw to find the kinks. I used crocus to polish the rod in the seal area. Seemed to work out well.

The real problem was that it shoved the pawl that engages the piston shaft into the vee section of the cover and it was bound tight. There is not much clearance between the pawl and the cover. Had to do a rough straightening just to remove the cover. I slide it thru the cover in the shift range of the rod and it seems to track true and not bind. I had just replaced the O-ring seal.
 
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