Mercury KE4 seal change

[mercuryman]

I want to replace the bottom crank seal. How do I safely remove the cap holding the seal ? The service manual don’t mention it.

[richardg]

I heat it with mapp gas for a few seconds and then use water pump pliers to twist it off.

[mercuryman]

Thanks I will give it a try.

[jeff-register]

Richard,
I have heard the term used before but I don’t know what water pump pliers are. May I ask what they look like? Channel lock maybe?
Thanks,
Jeff

[green-thumbs]

What seal number do you use as a replacement? Does 26-21818 cross to another seal number?
Louis

[mercuryman]

upper seal 26-79831 I used SKF 7414 purchases from Amazon

Lower seal 26 21818 I found 1 on Ebay I didn’t find cross for this one

Found the cross chart on Johns Mercury site

[richardg]

Yes, channel locks. There is a story behind my use of the term- Growing up my Dad always used that term because the only time he used Channel Locks ( a brand name I think) was when a hose broke on the water pump of his old cars. They were great at twisting off the old hose. He went through a whole bunch of junkers in his life time. He use to choose state and local roads as his routes to work so he could always roll into a service station. He hated the Interstate Highways because you would have to be towed off at a high towing fee price. Duct tape was handy for breakdowns.

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