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UM2 · Jan 24, 2015

Are you refering to the packing and are you in the water or on a cradle right now?
Are you wanting to pull the shaft out of the copling?

woodster · Jan 25, 2015

FlimFlamII said:
It is out of the water and yes I need to replace the seal so I need to loosen the coupling
Thanks

are you replacing the gear box seal or the shaft coupling

woodster · Jan 25, 2015

if you can get the coupling off (good luck with that ) then all you have to do is slide it back .take off the old seal and put the new one in its place then slide the shaft back foward in the shaft coupling and re install if not then you may have to raise the engine to get the shaft out .....

UM2 · Jan 25, 2015

Flim, taking the shaft out of the copling is easy if you can use a puller like the one I made. See the picture. If you will be making one, use some flat stock drilling a hole just under the shaft size then ream it to size. Drill the bolt holes before you split the piece in two. Then drill and tap two 1/4 inch course thread for the two bolts that will be pressing against the copling. So easy to use and does not put strai on anything. If very limited for space you may have to move the puller a few times up the shaft until done. To use it, split and reassemble around the shaft and then back the two bolts alternatively until shaft out but don't forget to take the locking bolt or set screw out of the coupling first.

UM2 · Jan 25, 2015

Here is another view. My iPhone does not allow sending two pictures at once. I also have another one made up for a 1 inch shaft. Perhaps I could ship the part to you to use if you promise shipping it back

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