I have more than a dozen of these carburetors.----I do not remove item 38 unless there is lots of gunk in the carburetor.-----There are many other thing to focus on with these wonderful 6 HP motors !!
Made offshore.-----Marketed with different color paint / decals / brands.----Their contracts for spares differed.----When stock runs out , you are out of luck.----Johnson did not make the parts , so they can not remake / supply spare parts.
I have looked a You-tube videos where the presenter just used lots of sealer.-----Little did he know that he was plugging up an oil recirculation channel.----If it says ---NO SEALER----Then they mean it !
The 3 cylinder 25 / 35 was marketed from 95 to 2001 I believe .---Long shaft had a 5" spacer.------The 2 cylinder 30 / 35 was made for many years.----The 2 cylinder 35 did not leave the factory for all years , with a 5" spacer as far as I know.
Short shaft in 40 / 50 / 60 HP motors is not very common.----Those 3 cylinder 35 HP are more common in short shaft.---And they do have the 5"spacer when leaving factory as long shaft..