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Apr 24, 2022 21:38:39   #
EasternOZ Loc: Kansas City Metro
 
Fredfish wrote:
HaHaHa


Gyno Dyno

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Apr 24, 2022 21:47:19   #
FourchonLa. Loc: Fourchon Louisiana, South Louisiana
 
Fredfish wrote:
HaHaHa


I couldn’t help myself.

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Apr 24, 2022 21:49:50   #
Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.
 
FourchonLa. wrote:
I couldn’t help myself.


4

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Apr 24, 2022 22:42:51   #
Catfish hunter Loc: Riggins idaho (Paradise)
 
DozerDave wrote:
Well, the seal’s and O-rings and water pump kit for my lower unit finally came in after six weeks. So in attempting to remove the lower bearing carrier with my fancy $100 puller designed specifically for this, the ear on one of the arms, snaps. 🤬🤬🤬This thing is made of cast iron. Couldn’t take the stress. So now this thing is useless. As some of you might know, cast iron is really tough to weld and it will just break again. And my return window to Amazon is closed. So last night I was surfing YouTube and came across a video where this guy made a puller for the bearing carrier. I took his design and modified it a bit and beefed it up and wa-la it worked perfect. Also had to take the torch and apply heat to the housing. So now it’s all resealed, painted up and ready to go back on the boat when I get down to my sisters in two weeks… 🐟on
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Nice job Dozer. Looks great. I did that to mine last year but it came apart fairly easy and went back together good too. Are those just anchor bolts for concrete you used? Great idea👍

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Apr 24, 2022 22:54:13   #
DozerDave Loc: Port Orchard Wa.
 
Grizzly 17 wrote:
DD you got it brother. I said this in another post. Adapt n overcome. Backyard inginuity is a wonderful thing 😁😁


Yeah, Griz. It’s got a lot of us to where we are today… 🐟on

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Apr 24, 2022 22:55:21   #
Blackdog Loc: Round Rock, TX
 
Fredfish wrote:
Nice Job Dave. It looks like you have a little Yankee ingenuity in you. Good work my friend.


LMAO "Yankee Ingenuity" that's not what we call it down here. Plus he's from "Over Yonder" on my map.


BD

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Apr 24, 2022 22:59:33   #
DozerDave Loc: Port Orchard Wa.
 
EasternOZ wrote:
Most of us on here are distant relatives

Just good ole American ingenuity

Looks great DD


Thanks, Oz and yeah we probably are… 🐟on

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Apr 24, 2022 23:02:21   #
DozerDave Loc: Port Orchard Wa.
 
FourchonLa. wrote:
Nice job DD. If that didn’t work I was going to suggest you call Danger as he has the most experience with lower units. 😁 👍


Thanks, four and yeah I should have… 🐟on

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Apr 24, 2022 23:07:39   #
DozerDave Loc: Port Orchard Wa.
 
Catfish hunter wrote:
Nice job Dozer. Looks great. I did that to mine last year but it came apart fairly easy and went back together good too. Are those just anchor bolts for concrete you used? Great idea👍


Thanks, Cat. Yeah they’re 10”x5/8” J bolts… 🐟on

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Apr 24, 2022 23:10:12   #
DozerDave Loc: Port Orchard Wa.
 
Blackdog wrote:
LMAO "Yankee Ingenuity" that's not what we call it down here. Plus he's from "Over Yonder" on my map.


BD


Yep, about as far “Yonder” as you can get… 🐟on

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Apr 24, 2022 23:29:23   #
DozerDave Loc: Port Orchard Wa.
 
Ted A wrote:
You're my kind of man DD.

As far as welding cast iron is concerned I discovered that if you have a wood burning stove big enough to throw in the piece of cast iron and preheat it before welding it then throw it back in and let the fire go out it doesn't crack. I welded up a Land Rover exhaust manifold that way once and it never broke again. Of course I bolted it to a heavy plate to keep it straight.

I think your home built puller is probably better than the one you bought anyway.
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Yeah, Ted. I broke the exhaust manifold on on the Wisconsin motor on my log splitter and welded it back together, successfully but with this puller there would be such a strain on it that it would just break again. Either at the weld or just about or below it… 🐟on

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Apr 25, 2022 06:14:20   #
OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin
 
Nicely done DD!

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Apr 25, 2022 09:46:23   #
DozerDave Loc: Port Orchard Wa.
 
OJdidit wrote:
Nicely done DD!


Thanks, OJ… 🐟on

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Apr 25, 2022 15:14:56   #
Bcmech1 Loc: Clinton Wisconsin
 
DozerDave wrote:
Well, the seal’s and O-rings and water pump kit for my lower unit finally came in after six weeks. So in attempting to remove the lower bearing carrier with my fancy $100 puller designed specifically for this, the ear on one of the arms, snaps. 🤬🤬🤬This thing is made of cast iron. Couldn’t take the stress. So now this thing is useless. As some of you might know, cast iron is really tough to weld and it will just break again. And my return window to Amazon is closed. So last night I was surfing YouTube and came across a video where this guy made a puller for the bearing carrier. I took his design and modified it a bit and beefed it up and wa-la it worked perfect. Also had to take the torch and apply heat to the housing. So now it’s all resealed, painted up and ready to go back on the boat when I get down to my sisters in two weeks… 🐟on
Well, the seal’s and O-rings and water pump kit fo... (show quote)



Where there's a will, there's a way

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Apr 25, 2022 19:07:29   #
Kerry Hansen Loc: Bremerton, WA
 
DozerDave wrote:
Well, the seal’s and O-rings and water pump kit for my lower unit finally came in after six weeks. So in attempting to remove the lower bearing carrier with my fancy $100 puller designed specifically for this, the ear on one of the arms, snaps. 🤬🤬🤬This thing is made of cast iron. Couldn’t take the stress. So now this thing is useless. As some of you might know, cast iron is really tough to weld and it will just break again. And my return window to Amazon is closed. So last night I was surfing YouTube and came across a video where this guy made a puller for the bearing carrier. I took his design and modified it a bit and beefed it up and wa-la it worked perfect. Also had to take the torch and apply heat to the housing. So now it’s all resealed, painted up and ready to go back on the boat when I get down to my sisters in two weeks… 🐟on
Well, the seal’s and O-rings and water pump kit fo... (show quote)


Great job Doz, it is good to keep the old Gray Matter exercised!

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