[PSUBS-MAILIST] Minn-Kota Shaft Seals

[Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles]

Jon,   I have just recently have been educated on seals myself.  They really need to be tapped out from the opposite side.  A big socket works good to distribute the force evenly.

Brian

--- personal_submersibles at psubs.org wrote:

From: Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Minn-Kota Shaft Seals
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2017 10:32:32 -0400


Ok, what's the secret here?  Poking around one of my MK101 lower units 
to get familiar with it and I have hacked up the outer seal trying to 
remove it.  I assumed these things were entirely rubber fabricated and 
just fit tightly into the cylinder that surrounds the shaft.  However, 
it looks like they are rubber over metal and press-fit into the aft 
section of the motor housing.  Anyone removed these things?  I can't 
find anything on the internet with instructions on how to remove them.  
I can't just pull them out with plyers...tried that and now I'm going to 
have to purchase new seals.   :)

Jon


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