Yamaha Prop Shaft Seal

[Blue_Runner]

Great advice there. Brielly, if you are running a 2 stroke it is normal for unburned 2 stroke oil to come out there.

Capt. Pete, are you saying the "cheat" allows you to leave the bearing carrier in place? I'm trying to figure this out on my 9.9 evinrude. If I take it to the shop I'm looking at likely $200 + whereas if I DIY probably about $20 - $25 for the seals.

[BRIELLY]

Unfortunately there's no mistaking the smell of gear oil. I'm going to order up the new seals and give it a shot.

[Monkey Butler]

Originally Posted by BRIELLY

Unfortunately there's no mistaking the smell of gear oil. I'm going to order up the new seals and give it a shot.

Let me know how this turns out, with lotsa picthurs please!

[spareparts]

I've got a seal puller(Kent Moore) that I've ground on with a grinder that I can hammer into a prop shaft seal and pullout. Sometimes it takes a second attempt, but it usually works

[BRIELLY]

Unfortunately the bearing was bad as well so the carrier had to come out. Honestly looking at it there wasn't much room to get a drill and screw into that area anyway.

[captpete13]

Originally Posted by Blue_Runner

Great advice there. Brielly, if you are running a 2 stroke it is normal for unburned 2 stroke oil to come out there.

Capt. Pete, are you saying the "cheat" allows you to leave the bearing carrier in place? I'm trying to figure this out on my 9.9 evinrude. If I take it to the shop I'm looking at likely $200 + whereas if I DIY probably about $20 - $25 for the seals.

yes the carrier stays in place. I don't know if there will be enough room on the seals on a 9.9 to run screws into. I can't stress enough, you need to be very careful not to scratch the propshaft with the screw or drill. I have had great success doing it this way. It saves a lot of time and money.