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  1. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    So here it is. Seems to be in order, buuuuuuttt, I got water coming out where it isn’t supposed to be. Dammit!!! Idk if there’s a gasket back there or a water hose/ line that failed or what. Do these have freeze plugs? I wonder if over the winter that there was water trapped somewhere and it...
  2. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    Update time. I’m getting close to bolting this back up. I thought I had posted this already. One day I spent a half hour trying to get the pinion onto the shaft and had to give up. Couple days later I nailed it in a few minutes. Got the nut on it with some thread locker on it.
  3. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    I haven’t looked on SEI. I’m not really looking to buy a new one since I have everything to fix mine. If one was available for mine at $1200 I would have been on the water last summer LOL The price I saw for my gear case was on Crowley Marine
  4. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    My neighbor came by yesterday and I told him what I would do if it was mine. He mentioned that bolt on thing. I thought that sounds like a good way to go. BTW he says he can get a brand new gear case ready to bolt on and go for $1200. I find that hard to believe. For my 40 E-Tec a new gear case...
  5. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    That scratch is in the metal on the replacement piece, and it’s nowhere near the weld zone. I read somewhere in this thread someone said they busted a skeg off used it for years and never noticed any difference
  6. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    Can I weld it up without taking the whole thing apart? Obviously I would keep the housing cool thru the process
  7. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    So my neighbor has been on a fishing trip all week. He came over yesterday frantic that he busted the skeg off his brand new mercury, well it’s about 3 years old now, but he was asking me about welding it for him. I looked at it and I think if it was mine, I would clean up with a grinder/...
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    Thanks for checking in gents. I did use some spot putty and got it painted up. I have everything I need to get it back together except time! LOL A few weeks ago I got to work on it and the first thing I did was stick a screwdriver thru the driveshaft seal. DOH! So I ordered a new one and haven’t...
  9. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    Will one 12 oz can be enough to paint my gear case? I finally got all the parts for it
  10. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    This is what I’m getting. I think it covers everything? The gear case is off of a 60 hp VRO. It matches up to my E-tec 40. I only had to change the water pump housing and the shifter rod.
  11. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    What does the “ water pump upper “ refer to? The housing? I have a complete pump kit on order as well as a gear case seal kit
  12. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    Ya I will be replacing that.
  13. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    So ya I reached in with a hook and finagled the pinion gear around and got it out. Woohoo! I don’t see any obvious signs of wear or damage to anything, except for the water pump housing. Are there any certain parts that I should just replace just because they’re 30+ years old? The silver thing...
  14. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    Ok. I’ll give that a try this afternoon
  15. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    I must be missing something man. I pushed the shift rod down and removed it. I can’t get the pinion gear out. Until it comes out nothing else does either. LOL Do I need to remove the bearing in the driveshaft housing and take the pinion out that way?
  16. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    Ok I’m at that point but I’m finished for tonight. I haven’t taken the shift rod out yet. Driveshaft is out, but the pinion gear is in the way from getting the rest out.
  17. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    Edit: I went and back through the beginning and saw racerones post about reverse gear falling out, etc. if racerone, or anyone else sees this and would share some advice what I should be looking for as far as worn out parts that I should replace that would be much appreciated
  18. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    So here it is. Finally! I had to make some custom tips to get the snap ring out, got started on the 2nd one and the damn thing broke. I had to creative with a die grinder and got the 2nd one out. If any one cares to chime in, the gears don’t seem to want to come out. I’m not sure if I need to...
  19. JimDirt

    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    As I said my buddy told me that he was going to order some snap ring pliers for me but I havent seen em. I'm not sure if he has done it yet. In the meantime I think Im going to order these. Would these work? They should definitely provide the leverage needed to get those retaining rings out...
  20. JimDirt

    2026 NFL/CFB News and Nonsense

    As a fan of the Broncos since 1977 I was pretty disappointed Sunday morning to see this: I don’t think they have much of a chance in the championship game. Not without Nix. He, along with some luck, kept them in the game against buffalo. Idk much about the backup QB. I’m sure he’s been working...
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