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Finding water in my gear case. I know its not coming from the gear housing because no oil is leaking out. I have a feeling its coming from the lower unit. What stops the water from entering the gear case from the lower unit? Is it the bushing around the drive shaft? I also see an o-ring that...
Had a crack in my 57 fastwin 18 gear case. looking back I should have just used some marine tex, refilled with oil and kept going. But I wanted to make sure the gears were fine so I separated the gear housing and lower unit. I have a friend who welds alum. so he repaired the crack. I inspected...
