Reply To: Mark 7 gearcase help needed

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My crystal ball shows a parts motor in your future. The water tube can be cut if you can gain access by forcing Gear Foot away from Tower enough to allow use of hack saw Do not be in a hurry to cut water tube….MUCH less work if you can get thing to separate. Try lots of HEAT in area where Water Tube is in Gear Foot.
Seized up Gear Foot likely means WATER intrusion and lack of Preventative Maintenance….easier and cheaper to find a decent Gear Foot than to source and replace bearings seals and shafts. AND GEARS.
If you can ease the Gear Foot off and are able to find an acceptable
replacement assembly a job within your skills. Rebuilding a Gear Foot
would involve a learning curve and a parts chase for all the things
I would expect to be junk. Gear Foot from Up North may have frost
damaged cases.
KE7 Gear Foot is same except for Drive Shaft.
Illustrated Parts Manual for KE4/Mark7 would help you see what you
are taking on.
Louis