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Drive shaft sitting too high

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zstreet

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The Drive shaft on my 1960 Johnson outboard motor is sitting too high and I cant place the powerhead back on. Does anyone know what would cause this, any help would be greatly appreciated.

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The battery on my crystal ball is dead.---Do tell what motor you are working on.-----And what work did you do?----What parts were replaced ?
 
1960 Johnson outboard CD-17, I took the powerhead off and dropped the lower unit to replace an Impeller thats all I did, I am now trying to put the motor back together.
 
The driveshaft is fully seated into the shock absorber / slipclutch?---The mechanical seal at the top of the driveshaft assembled correctly?----And you are turning the flywheel to engage the splines.-----Pin on the tower shaft engaged properly.
 
It did NOT fall out of the pinion gear.----Not possible.------No preload pin on these either.-----Is the mechanical seal assembled in the correct order ?
 
racerone said:
This should be simple to figure out !
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the driveshaft moves slightly up and down, the bolts on my gearbox are stuck so I haven't been able to check if the preload pin is in there but I assume it is. By mechanical seal do you mean the spring and washers on the top of the drive shaft if so yes I have it assembled correctly.
 
If you answer the questions already posted you will get results.-----Fact for you --I own about 20 of these 5.5 / 6 HP motors.---And how far does the driveshaft stick up out of the exhaust housing?----An exact measurement is needed.----Do not reply with " about 3/4 " or so!
 
racerone said:
If you answer the questions already posted you will get results.-----Fact for you --I own about 20 of these 5.5 / 6 HP motors.---And how far does the driveshaft stick up out of the exhaust housing?----An exact measurement is needed.----Do not reply with " about 3/4 " or so!
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I'll check the exact height, for my knowledge what is the preload pin?
 
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