Zephyr lower unit seal?

[wyo307]

Does anyone have any suggestions on what to do about a leaking lower unit (prop shaft) seal on my 1946 zephyr? It had a fair amount of fishing line wrapped around it that I believe ate the seal so that when I run it I get some grease coming out around the shaft. Is there a simple fix for this or does anyone have a lead on where another seal can be found? Thanks for the help.

[aquasonic]

Time for a new seal. You need to find a parts manual for the 1946 Zephyr, find the part number, then get a cross reference for the updated version. Lots of helpful people on here. Someone will most likely help out with the information that you need.

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[wyo307]

Well that is the problem. From what I can tell it is 195564 "Gear Housing Cap & Bushing" but I have been unable to cross reference it anywhere. Anyone have any ideas? It may just be easier to post a for sale add I guess and I am assuming that I will end up with a whole lower unit just for that one piece of it.

[frankr]

The parts list you posted says the propeller shaft grease seal is part number 171526. marineengine.com say they have three of them in stock.

[wyo307]

Wow that was a dumb overlook on my part! Thank you for pointing that out for me Frank.

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