Tator
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- Feb 16, 2015
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- Location
- United States
- Vessel Name
- Oz
- Vessel Make
- Bluewater 40' RPH 1979
Last year, some 200 hrs. ago, our Onan MDJE developed an oil leak at the lip seal for the governor shaft. I bought a replacement seal but never installed it as the leak quit (!). This year the leak reappeared with a vengeance. In reading the shop manual on replacement procedure it said to punch out the seal from the outside. This confused me. I can see punching something in from the outside as well as the converse. Being out on the water and not wanting to do more harm, I've held off the repair until now when I'm back in port. How do I remove the seal without hurting the bearing underneath it? Is it just a matter of tapping one side of the old seal with a punch until the opposite edge protrudes and can be gabbed? I can't believe that I would need to remove the flywheel cover, flywheel and gearcase cover just to remove the small oil seal. Thanks for your input.
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