Reply To: Top Seal removal 10hp 58 Johnson

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Fleetwin,

Just looked up the top seal for the crankshaft, I thought the carbon part of the seal rides against a ceramic disk like in a well pump, but it appears it actually rides against the top of the upper needle bearing ? And the needle bearing has a special ground surface for it to ride against !  Also I just remembered when we pulled that flywheel, there was no spring or washers that would hold the carbon part of the seal against the bearing surface, it’s all missing ?