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I am currently restoring a 1987 Procraft 1780v. I am almost complete, except I am having trouble finding the sunvisors/windscreens for both consoles. Anyone know where I can find some OEM, or some aftermarket?
How do you remove oil seals without damaging the bearings. I am doing a complete reseal of my lower unit. I dont wanna replace my bearings but the oil seals on the outboard edges will not budge. Usually i would take a punch and mallet after them, but I dont wanna scar the bearings.
Looking for help pulling my lower unit. I have removed all bolts from lower unit, disconnected shift linkage and removed the trim tab. I cannot get this thing to budge.... is there a hidden secret to getting it off?
I have a 140hp evinrude that I purchased last fall. I pulled the lower unit plugs and there was some small metal shavings on the magnet. More like fuzz, when wiped with my fingers it turned to graphite. Not real worried about it, but I dunno if it is contributing to the sluggish starts. The...
