Re: Johnson 30 HP RD18 gearcase

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November 14, 2017 at 9:21 pm #67431
Mumbles
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    quote OLCAH:

    It is free to rotate and it can move axially below the seal.


    I’ve changed a few of these drive shaft bushings and they were all pressed in. If they could rotate freely, they would chew out the aluminum housing, wouldn’t they?