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Apr 25, 2022 19:32:52   #
DozerDave Loc: Port Orchard Wa.
 
Bcmech1 wrote:
Where there's a will, there's a way


Yeah, Bc that’s pretty much my motto… 🐟on

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Apr 25, 2022 19:36:09   #
DozerDave Loc: Port Orchard Wa.
 
Kerry Hansen wrote:
Great job Doz, it is good to keep the old Gray Matter exercised!


Thanks, Kerry. Yeah I clean the cobb webs out every now and then… 🐟on

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Apr 25, 2022 21:43:37   #
Able Man Loc: North Coast (Cleveland, Ohio)
 
Good job, Dave! I'm SURE you could've had a jod of "Engineer", on a few of the bigger boats, I'd worked on! (Hell, if they "let ME do it"; I'm sure that any of them would have appreciated your fabrication skills.) It's a shame about that $100, though... ¿Maybe try and "send it back"?

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Apr 25, 2022 22:04:24   #
DozerDave Loc: Port Orchard Wa.
 
Able Man wrote:
Good job, Dave! I'm SURE you could've had a jod of "Engineer", on a few of the bigger boats, I'd worked on! (Hell, if they "let ME do it"; I'm sure that any of them would have appreciated your fabrication skills.) It's a shame about that $100, though... ¿Maybe try and "send it back"?

Thanks Able. I’m not so sure about “Engineer” but I do pretty good on a “redneck” level. They’re replacing it, should be here tomorrow. Then I’m going to try to return that one for a refund. I don’t need a tool that’s going to break every time I use it…
🐟on

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Apr 26, 2022 11:21:41   #
rman4443 Loc: New Hampshire, Concord area
 
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! The best way to "weld" cast iron, is to silver solder or braze it.

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Apr 26, 2022 11:57:48   #
DozerDave Loc: Port Orchard Wa.
 
rman4443 wrote:
Great job! The best way to "weld" cast iron, is to silver solder or braze it.


Your right, rman. But that method wouldn’t stand the stress of a gear puller… 🐟on

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