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Old 04-27-2015, 07:36 PM
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can relate to cutlass bearing replacement

Just got home from the boat after a day of removing the accessory drive and replacing the oil seal. Then started the cutlass bearing and rear oil seal replacement. On a Morgan 35, cutting the shaft provides little advantage in the long run. We ended up disconnecting all mechanical, cooling and electrical from the motor, removing engine mount nuts, and lifting the motor off the bolts and tilting the motor far enough the shaft could be removed. Found that the shaft was worn where it rotates in the bearing so tilting the motor has to be done to install the new shaft, no other way. We were able to remove the bearing by cutting the bearing in 6 places the length of the bearing, then chiseling a slot out between two of the cuts...then clamping a vise grip on and rotated it out. actually accomplished much easier than expected. Can not find any evidence of set screws though... the inside of the housing is perfectly smooth. Now i have to have a new shaft machined and start reassembly. I can relate to what you went through!
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