Reply To: Do you Apply Sealant to Pressed in Seals in OMC Gearcases?

[Bob Wight]

I have typically applied a gasket sealer on the exterior surface of the oil seals when resealing a gearcase. I don’t know that it’s absolutely necessary but I’ve always done it. When you apply the sealer around the seal and then drive it into the bore, a lot of the sealer gets pushed outward anyway but that kind of seals the joint between the seal and the bore so that’s good enough for me

Bob

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