[PSUBS-MAILIST] Minn-Kota Shaft Seals

[Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles]

What if we just drill a little hole in the outer seal, and leave it in
place?

Best,

Alec

On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 3:11 PM, Alan via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

> Jon,
> just be careful you don't damage the seal seat ( bore) or future
> seals may leak.
> You could try threading an over sized bolt in to it & pulling on the
> bolt with a hammer. Maybe hit the bolt in to get it started.
> You could also heat the housing around the bore first.
> There is a plethora of tools if you google on image search; but
> these are on the small size.
>  I have said before that there is a use to the outer seal as a "dust
> cover" function to keep muck away from the more important inner seal.
> A cheap protective seal that is easy to replace!
> Alan
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On 11/04/2017, at 2:32 AM, Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> > 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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