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Having been unable to remove my bearing carrier from my salty drive, I have purchased a good replacement case from a freshwater unit that self-destructed internally. I will be transferring the good internals of my salty drive over to the new case.
Having read through the setup procedure, I see...
She's a salty mess. I had a frozen forward prop that I had to cut off the outer shaft. Then I had a frozen retainer ring that over 1500 ft lbs of torque would not budge. I cut that out, too.
Now I have a 5lb sliding hammer attached to the bearing carrier and I'm beating on it like crazy, to...
After owning the boat 4 months, I dinged up a prop and tried to remove it to take to our local prop shop. The rear prop was easy but the forward prop is frozen on. I used a 3-point puller and generated enormous force, but the hub and outer prop began to separate. The shop said they would...
