Im going to replace my top crank seal is there any thing I should know

[1badskeeter]

My motor is a 95 2.5 merc my block is wet under the stater.So I went to my dumb Azz local merc man today and he sold me the seal that goes on the crank I know to pull the flywheel stator and triger. Whats next if you would step by step please and what do I tork the flywheel bolt to.Thank you for the info.

[Scott Tharpe]

It is a real job without splitting the case halves.

[hsbob]

i was able to do it last year. i loosened the top crank case bolts and then slightly tightened them back up. go real slow so you dont break the bearing stator carrier [$150]. you need to pry it off from 3 to 4 point preferable at the same time [helper]. go sloooooooow.

[1badskeeter]

That scares me what hapens if I dont do the seal replacement? If I do take on the job do i losen just the top 2 bolts? and do I use screw drivers or what to pry it out Any one got any pics they could post. I have to do this my self me and my buddy I cant take it to the shop the mechanic is a sorry SoB he charged me 762$ to put a 40 amp stator on my motor lat year and before that when i got this motor He charged 275$ to drop the power head on and he used blue form a gasket insted of power head gaskets I found this out when I got my Alien cowl I pulled the power head off this spring and thats when I seen what he did So thats why I do my own work or I try and do my own work with the help of you good folks Thanks a bunch. Rob

[skydog]

I would just let her be. My leaks a little at high RPM 8500+ . Put a new one in last year it worked for about 1 day. Leaking again.

If you do it, get a little wood screw in the seal and pull it out. Better yet get a little slide hammer style seal remover with the wood screw on the end of it.

Skydog

[1badskeeter]

Thanks sky dog