Reply To: Shift rod seal RD

[frankr]

I had the procedure on my special tools website. but Richard White took over that business and my website is gone.

Anyhoo, long story made long, the special tool (OEM or mine) made for the job didn’t work worth a hoot, and that’s why I quit making them. Best way is run a 5/16″ tap into the bushing just a few turns. Some bushings go in from the top, some from the bottom. In either case, run the tap into the end of the bushing that you can see. Screw a bolt into the threads you just made. Now flip the gearcase over and stick a 1/4″ rod through the bushing so it bangs up against the bolt. A few hammer taps and the bolt and bushing come out. You can reuse the bushing if you didn’t tap it too deep.

There are two types of bushings. Some are driven in all the way and bottom out on a gasket. Those are a no-brainer. The other kind doesn’t use a gasket and if you drive it in all the way you will mash the o-ring and you won’t be able to get the shift rod in. Hopefully, you looked at it before removing it to see how far it is driven in.

Hope this helps.