I just pulled the outdrive and of course the "O" ring wasn't there. I will be going to get a new gasket and "O" ring tomorrow. Thank you for your feedback !
I put 2-4-C on the "O" ring to keep it in place but as you can see, that didn't work. Is there a better way to keep it in there while installing the outdrive?
you can put a few dabs of bellows adhesive on it and let it set up. That and also some on the large black round gasket that goes in the bellhousing to seal the drive when you reinstall it.
UPDATE : I went to boaters warehouse today to get what I needed. came home waited for the rain to stop and installed the drive in minutes! Ran Her on muffs and there was NO leak!!!! Thank you for all of your help. :joyous: