I have a 7.5 that I purcjhsed last year so I purchased a new o-ring and the bearing and replaced it, and it still leaked. A friend told me to use form a gasket and that held until the motor was used. It is not a big leak but, it bugs me. Any idea's on using silcone sealer or something. I notice the o'ring is not completely seating into the groove so, I tried to get it down further into it but, it just won't seat down. I called Merc and they told me that it was the right seal for that serial number and size so I'm at a loss.
I might have missed a guess, but here are the ones that I noted:
JerkinLips – March 27th, then April 7th
Brianf. – March 28th
Bobberwatcher – April….
MikeG3Boat – April 10th
SkunkedAgain – early April, then April 21st
Definitely a tough year for guesses, as it seemed to be a no-brainer early ice out. Then it got cold and snowed again.
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I have a 7.5 that I purcjhsed last year so I purchased a new o-ring and the bearing and replaced it, and it still leaked. A friend told me to use form a gasket and that held until the motor was used. It is not a big leak but, it bugs me. Any idea's on using silcone sealer or something. I notice the o'ring is not completely seating into the groove so, I tried to get it down further into it but, it just won't seat down. I called Merc and they told me that it was the right seal for that serial number and size so I'm at a loss.
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