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May 30, 2025 at 4:24 pm #296887
ScottH
    Dale wrote:

    Hello Scott and welcome!  What is wrong with your lower unit?  You probably know that you must pull the power head to service that lower unit.  Plenty of parts are available on ebay.   Those gear cases were the same on Johnson/Evinrude/SeaKing/Brooklure and plenty more of the gale manufactured machines.  Years  54 through 58 maybe more.   They are not easy to rebuild.  They have a tendency to leak water.  If yours is leaking just change the grease once in a while.  Make sure it’s empty before freeze up time.

    dale

    get’em wet….don’t let’em set!

    Thanks Dale!

    The seals seem to be gone in the foot. I can wobble the shaft back and forth by hand and I’m assuming I should not be able to do that.

    It feels pretty gritty when turned by hand, so I’m thinking there’s no grease in it at all.

    I have located a Gale 2B7 and if its lower unit is good, I thought I could possibly swap it onto the Sea King so I could use it while rebuilding/repairing the original.