<div dir="ltr"><div>Inbound functioning seal will be facing the wrong direction for a pressure compensated unit if you left the seal set in place that comes with the unit. </div><div><br></div><div>Cliff</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 3:17 PM, Alec Smyth via Personal_Submersibles <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">What if we just drill a little hole in the outer seal, and leave it in place?<div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br>Alec</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 3:11 PM, Alan via Personal_Submersibles <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.<wbr>org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid">Jon,<br>
just be careful you don't damage the seal seat ( bore) or future<br>
seals may leak.<br>
You could try threading an over sized bolt in to it & pulling on the<br>
bolt with a hammer. Maybe hit the bolt in to get it started.<br>
You could also heat the housing around the bore first.<br>
There is a plethora of tools if you google on image search; but<br>
these are on the small size.<br>
I have said before that there is a use to the outer seal as a "dust<br>
cover" function to keep muck away from the more important inner seal.<br>
A cheap protective seal that is easy to replace!<br>
Alan<br>
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> On 11/04/2017, at 2:32 AM, Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.o<wbr>rg</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Ok, what's the secret here? Poking around one of my MK101 lower units to get familiar with it and I have hacked up the outer seal trying to remove it. I assumed these things were entirely rubber fabricated and just fit tightly into the cylinder that surrounds the shaft. However, it looks like they are rubber over metal and press-fit into the aft section of the motor housing. Anyone removed these things? I can't find anything on the internet with instructions on how to remove them. I can't just pull them out with plyers...tried that and now I'm going to have to purchase new seals. :)<br>
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