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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    I haven’t looked on SEI. I’m not really looking to buy a new one since I have everything to fix mine. If one was available for mine at $1200 I would have been on the water last summer LOL The price I saw for my gear case was on Crowley Marine
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    My neighbor came by yesterday and I told him what I would do if it was mine. He mentioned that bolt on thing. I thought that sounds like a good way to go. BTW he says he can get a brand new gear case ready to bolt on and go for $1200. I find that hard to believe. For my 40 E-Tec a new gear case...
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    That scratch is in the metal on the replacement piece, and it’s nowhere near the weld zone. I read somewhere in this thread someone said they busted a skeg off used it for years and never noticed any difference
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    Can I weld it up without taking the whole thing apart? Obviously I would keep the housing cool thru the process
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    So my neighbor has been on a fishing trip all week. He came over yesterday frantic that he busted the skeg off his brand new mercury, well it’s about 3 years old now, but he was asking me about welding it for him. I looked at it and I think if it was mine, I would clean up with a grinder/...
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    Thanks for checking in gents. I did use some spot putty and got it painted up. I have everything I need to get it back together except time! LOL A few weeks ago I got to work on it and the first thing I did was stick a screwdriver thru the driveshaft seal. DOH! So I ordered a new one and haven’t...
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    Will one 12 oz can be enough to paint my gear case? I finally got all the parts for it
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    This is what I’m getting. I think it covers everything? The gear case is off of a 60 hp VRO. It matches up to my E-tec 40. I only had to change the water pump housing and the shifter rod.
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    What does the “ water pump upper “ refer to? The housing? I have a complete pump kit on order as well as a gear case seal kit
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    Ya I will be replacing that.
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    So ya I reached in with a hook and finagled the pinion gear around and got it out. Woohoo! I don’t see any obvious signs of wear or damage to anything, except for the water pump housing. Are there any certain parts that I should just replace just because they’re 30+ years old? The silver thing...
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    Ok. I’ll give that a try this afternoon
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    I must be missing something man. I pushed the shift rod down and removed it. I can’t get the pinion gear out. Until it comes out nothing else does either. LOL Do I need to remove the bearing in the driveshaft housing and take the pinion out that way?
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    Ok I’m at that point but I’m finished for tonight. I haven’t taken the shift rod out yet. Driveshaft is out, but the pinion gear is in the way from getting the rest out.
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    Ruh-Roh… a new gear case may be in order

    Edit: I went and back through the beginning and saw racerones post about reverse gear falling out, etc. if racerone, or anyone else sees this and would share some advice what I should be looking for as far as worn out parts that I should replace that would be much appreciated
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