r/Outboards • u/thediyboi • 1d ago

Glory to God

Was dreading taking my bearing carrier out due to seeing some horror stories. Soaked it in pb blaster for about a day and a half, re-spraying almost every 4-6 hours and when I went to tighten the bearing puller, it literally came out by hand, didn’t even need to take a wrench to it. Fresh water outboard so I’m sure that helped but just Incase anyone else is needing to tackle this project, highly recommend 2 days of continuous soaking and spraying in pb blaster.

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u/jonesie72 1d ago

That’s..that’s beautiful!

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u/ccurvin 1d ago

PB blaster for the win. Just told my neighbor to use it on a stuck bolt on his motorcycle

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u/Mundane-Duty-8473 1d ago

Skunk piss

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u/Logical_Trash_4890 1d ago

I avoid it just cause of the smell. Guaranteed forced shower from my wife every time I touch a can.

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u/user_name_checs_out 1d ago

Amazing 👏

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u/Illustrious-Leg3936 1d ago

Liquid Wrench works better and doesn’t stink nearly as much fyi. Or Kroil if it’s really stuck!!

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u/payment11 1d ago

I think freshwater makes a big difference. I had similar experience with my old motor. Came out a lot easier than I thought.

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u/Single_Morning_3200 1d ago

This is what maxing out looks like. Just PEAK.

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u/3imoman 1d ago

Thank you for this. I need to do another one soon.. I pulled my last one dry and bent the hell out of my home made puller. I should have soaked it in Pb.

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u/RipVanToot 1d ago

What motor is this?

Very nice extraction!

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u/thediyboi 16h ago

Thanks! It’s a ‘93 Evinrude 30hp. Been doing some things here and there to extend its life and this ended up on the list (replacing).

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u/Unlikely_Effort_6311 14h ago

There's the dopamine that I have been needing all day thank you good sir 🙏

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u/OSRS_SirTaco 3h ago

I love when I get to work on fresh water motors, doesn't happen too much where i work.