Reply To: Lower Bearing Seal

[Don]

Yellowstone wrote:

Thanks Fleetwin and frankr. I was kind of intimidated by this seal business at first but I thought it went well so far. This motor had a slight leak from the gear case somewhere. And it was spitting water from multiple spots up top and underneath the powerhead. I replaced two welch plugs and lined them with sealant after tapping into place. That stopped the water everywhere but from behind the shifter. I am hoping replacing the shift rod seal will have fixed that.

Unfortunately, a slight water leak around the shift handle is not uncommon, the shift lever bushing gets worn in the exhaust housing and it is not replaceable. The leak might continue even after replacing the oring, I wouldn’t worry about it….