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    pinion gear removal

    using manual to remove pinon gear I tried to remove driveshaft pinion not, however the propeller drive shaft and the clutch dog prevent the removal of the pinion nut. is there a speacial technique to remove the pinion nut?
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    Upper unit installation

    On a Stern drive unit 1980 when you re-install the upper unit the manual says once engine has been replace you must use an alignment tool before you reinstall the upper housing. If you only removed the stern drive is it still required to use the alignment tool before installing the stern drive...
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    lower unit removal

    Is there good advice on how to change the oil seals on a lower unit (Merc) do you have to remove the water pump to change the oil seals ?
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    Leaky bellows

    How do you do a pressure test to check leaky bellows.
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    Gear oil in bilge

    From my last post I had found gear oil in my bilge. It was suspected that the outer seal was gone. Once I removed the upper gear housing I also seen gear oil in the u-joint bellows. Is the outer seal refered to as the oil seal between the roller bearing and the universal joint assembly ? Is...
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    gear oil in bilge

    There is what seem and smells like gear oil in the engine bilge. I have a merc 305 chev engine can gear oil some how make it's way into the bilge ?
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    water in the bilge

    Goodday all: I have a 305 Chev engine seems to have no water in bilge when boat is in the water. However everytime I go out the next day there is about 1 to 2 gallons of water in the bilge. If I drain the water out completely and leave the boat in the water for a couple of days the is no...
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    new starter question

    Several weeks ago I got prop stuck in rope. I tried to restart the engine when I think it was still in gear, before I noticed the rope. After trying to start engine after removing rope engine would not start. The engine is a Chev 305 merc model 228. The battery has 13vdc, I heard a single click...
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