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Old 06-08-2010, 01:43 PM
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fixxxer0 - there is a nut on the backside of the engine half of the coupler which I assume holds the coupler to the tailshaft. When you separate the two halves it is easily visible. I think Don might be worried yours is lose, and allowing oil to escape thru the seal/tailshaft and then spinning out the coupler.

Here is a pic with mine separated and a socket stuffed in the middle which I was using to push the shaft out. If you follow the arrow, you can just see the retaining nut that the socket is resting on.

Sorry, it is the best pic I have handy of the area in question.

If I understand Don's suggestion, with the engine in gear, if you grabbed a hold of the coupler assembly and shook it/rotated it around, you should be able to feel if the coupler is loose from the tailshaft & the rest of the engine, & possibly because that nut is loose. If everything feels solid, the issue may not be that nut.
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