I used Frank’s idea of a slide-hammer. Worked Great.
Had to braze two nuts together to connect the
prop shaft to the slide hammer.
Three little bumps with the slide hammer and it was apart.
Now, the next problem……. 😮
After the cartridge came out of the gear case, I looked
in and didn’t see the pinion gear. I thought that it must
have flung out on the bench or floor. Looked for 5 minutes,
then discovered that it was hiding and lodged in behind
the so called "thrust bearing". I got it un-lodged by
probing at it thru the "fill hole".
I tried to get the pinion gear out for inspection, but
there’s not enough clearance for it to slide pass the
thrust bearing.
What holds the thrust bearing in place? I tried moving it
with a screwdriver and a needle nose, and it doesn’t
even wiggle.
The thrust bearing is part #15.
P.S.- With the excitement of wanting to try out the slide hammer,
I forgot to mark the cap for orientation. 😳
As I mentioned before, there is an arrow on the gear case,
but I see no mark on the cap. I can’t for the life of me,
see any difference regarding which way the cartridge goes
back in. My PDF manual says nothing on the subject. Thoughts?
Thanks again!
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