Johnson 30HP bearing carrier installation

In this video I install the oil seals and bearing carrier into the Johnson 30 HP outboard gearbox.
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[@krisanderson997]

Brilliant as always Stu, thank you for the shop tour. I have learned so much from your videos. Everything from how to anchor properly to rebuilding an outboard. A real gentleman, scholar, and mechanical genius. Your videos just ooze with ingenuity.

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks Kris, glad you like the vids. :)

[@Fireship1]

Nice shop Stu! Thanks for showing the cars you have in there. Glad to see your outboard going back together. I’m sure you’ll have it running in no time!

[@fmxrider429]

Another awesome video Stu, very informative and lots of good information. I'm glad to see the pros like you use sockets as seal drivers as well, that's pretty cool. And tell your mate that license plate is classic.

[@arciefan]

Excellent series Stu. Over my head but enjoy watching. You have a knack for being entertaining along with technical which makes for a great channel.

[@R3AP79]

Stu, Love the vids! So unbelievably helpful seeing as my two boats run Johnson/Evinrude engines (Johnson GT200, Evinrude 150). Your vids have been a godsend as I do a partial restoration/refurbishment on my ski boat and my fishing boat. Please keep the videos coming mate! Much love from the Mississippi gulf coast USA!

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks mate, glad the vids have been helping you! :)

[@danaforbes9432]

Redoing the gears ( after the clutch dog exploded) on my 1998.50 hp evinrude..your videos have been extremely helpful..thanks!

[@dand1654]

Excellent videos. Been learning for days now before tackling my 1973 Evinrude. Thanks!!

[@jarodmorris611]

Great video. Hope your vacation was good. I enjoyed those videos. Thanks for posting these videos

[@matthewmoses4222]

Good to see you remembered the throat lubricant, most important!

[@awesomesaucejohn]

Greetings from the Washington state, USA. Love your videos, keep up the good work and thank you.

[@razbarb]

Thanks heaps for this video. I found your videos by chance and am rapt that I have. I have a 30hp Johnson on my tinnie and I think this video answers why it leaks oil from the prop when I run it at home. Your explanations are great and easy to understand. Thanks again.

[@DangarMarine]

You're welcome mate. :)

[@bobpitt1261]

Great video Stu. Legend!

[@elgen13]

You have the best videos Stu !

[@volvogt21]

Great work. Thanks for sharing.

[@jeffallen2923]

Hadn't noticed this vid before. Great explanation, and very detailed. I can imagine how hard that assembly would be without the "tricks and tools". Re the LTD, yes those Fords had the headlight current going up though the switches. The XA Falcon (and similar variants) would sometimes suffer from the smoke getting out of the switches... You can imagine - at nigh of course, a smoking headlight switch when you are driving along the freeway! And the difference between those era Fords and the boats you play with is that the Fords will rust without actually going near the water!

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks mate. Driving at night with smoke in the cabin sounds like a nightmare!

[@ricker76er]

Love the tag on the LTD!

[@1luxuryliner440]

Watching again

[@ripperace]

Stu, what I’ve used to align the carrier retainer plate and the bearing carrier is two pieces of long all-thread. Once the carrier is seated, remove one piece of all-thread, insert a retainer bolt, then remove the other piece of all-thread, and insert the other retainer bolt. Tighten to specs. Easy peasy.

[@playati24]

This is an excellent idea. Thanks!

[@bharrounn8742]

Great videos. Ive learned to pop a few things on from you.

[@john7017]

Another excellent informative video!

[@vetterfellow]

Thanks fer your hard work here Mate, You seem to like what your doing and do it very well. Cheers !!***.

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks Angelo. I've got no idea what I'm doing really but the service manual helps. I hate doing videos on jobs I've never done before but at least people get to see what can go wrong! ;)

[@hedgepethracing9590]

Thanks for clarifying everything in detail.. helps Cheers mate!

[@bigglesanthony]

Love ya videos Mate, awesome and thanks for sharing, cheers

[@jjr694]

awesome... Thanks for making these videos...

[@jl.luizaraujo9820]

Luiz I'm a Brazilian fan of your outboard mechanics talent very good All Your Videos Are Very Good congratulations

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks Luiz, glad you've been enjoying the vids. :)

[@dnixon1974dn]

Great vid Stu..Love ya Sleezy friend that hangs around your work shop..

[@ronpowell2373]

The car's not bad either!

[@MrCalifornia1234]

I used loctite on my seals just to be safe because my old one was moving around and leaking oil for some reason. Hasn’t leaked a drop all season.

[@shaknbak85]

I watch your channel for the marine education. I must say I need to see more about SLEEZY back there

[@DangarMarine]

I've decided I'm going to change my motorcycling channel to be for anything with wheels so I'll definitely do some vids on Sleezy.

[@simonilett998]

Hey Stu, love your content.... Can tell an aussie kid of the 80's anywhere ...lol🤣 Exploding (non-returning) Popstick Boomerangs and Banana Lounges to you and your family from W.A...🤣😜🇦🇺👍

[@DangarMarine]

Ah, the 80's... :)

[@davekimbler2308]

Normally I can find things in someone’s video but so far your spot on and that hole on the port side is a kill button! How did you come out on the boat build ?

[@jonathanlambert9993]

Is there a particular alignment between the drive shaft and pinion? Read a line in my manual regarding water pump replacement saying to be careful not to pull the driveshaft up because the gear box MUST be disassembled and the pinion realigned to the driveshaft. Can’t find anywhere in the manual saying what that alignment would be...

[@butchc7650]

Is it best to check it with oil in or out

[@kevinblanton7567]

I have a 1997 30 hp johnson and I'm getting water in my gear oil but no oil leaking??

[@myduffly]

Hello , could you please tell me if the seals or the carrier have excess size? I mean if you got a rated 20mm outer diameter seal is it really 20mm or 20.01mm?

[@jacow133]

Super film, pozdrawiam z Polski 😀

[@Chacha-pe4sc]

Hi any help on 150 fich lower gear got it out put new prop seals got in bk in but the last hair bit where the little metal clip for the screws I can't get those clips in

[@brt-jn7kg]

I also vacuum seal my lower units I only do that because I had a weird curve ball thrown at me one time on a lower unit it would not leak under pressure but due to the cavitation of the drive shaft in the water while running it was causing a vacuum ever so slight that would allow water just sneak off of seals this was also in conjunction with a pitted drive shaft. It all come together as a perfect storm that took vacuum sealing and some cussing to figure out. LOL I enjoy your videos is always a little when I got to do to get a danger marine shirt I would be the only one in Texas with one. LOL

[@DangarMarine]

Nice work on figuring that one out! :)

[@CallsignMiller]

loveley himalayen you got there

[@hg70]

Rule of thumb should always be that the spring is always on the oil side unless someone is "special" or "really knows what they're doing/rooting".

[@kenhilson786]

Any part number for the kit with o rings etc?

[@christopherkise]

Is this the same land-rover as seen in the Steel boat projects?

[@tias88]

Did you not fix that clock?

[@adampeace3522]

I appreciate you

[@DangarMarine]

Happy to help!

[@kenhilson786]

Ipl for j20crcem (1989) shows the 2 seals in the carrier. I have a cj20crcem and there currently is only 1 seal. It appears that this seal is too thick for 2 of them to fit.

[@brendonpurser980]

Cheers mate learnt alot were in aus are ya

[@jimh.5286]

When brass is required, Final Cut Pro filters will work, but I just keep a little brass paint handy.

[@DangarMarine]

Paint is a great option. ;)

[@JustRay627]

When you install the new seals do they need to be flush with the outside lip or does it not matter?

[@DangarMarine]

They generally press all the way in until they hit a stop inside the bearing housing.

[@neilrichardson423]

Great set of videos thanks. Helping me understand what my useless bunch of muppet mercury dealers have done to destroy my gearbox.

[@r.seaboats6666]

And how do u remove the seal.....

[@nathanw5747]

instead of the needle bearing assembly grease could you get by using marine grease on the reverse gear thrust washer to hold it down? that or could i use engine assembly grease? i assume it would be best to also grease the needle bearings themselves as well?

[@DangarMarine]

Needle bearing grease is very similar to Vasoline.

[@nathanw5747]

@@DangarMarine another question instead of the perfect seal around the carrier could i use the aviation gasket sealer only thing that worries me a tad bit is it seems to get tacky when it dries so i was unsure

[@wish2fish37]

Enjoy your videos.Very well explained.Can relate this to my 20hp Johnson.I had asked you about play in fly wheel on my 20hp Johnson(being able to kind of jiggle it back and forth alittle without anthing else moving other than the crank moving with it)) and you had said that is normal.Could you incorporate a demonstration of this 30hp by trying to "jiggle " the fly wheel back and forth.I am curious what yours does?I was told if you can jiggle those alittle that is rod/crank wear and it gets bad enough you get rod knock?thanks

[@DangarMarine]

I'll have a look what this one is like. It can also depend on where the pistons are in their travel so try it in a few different positions.

[@wish2fish37]

thanks

[@yomama69s]

Dangar Marine, I have a couple questions about pressure testing... 1) Is 10 psi a good rule of thumb for all makes and models? and 2) what kind of pressure loss is considered acceptable over what period of time? Cheers!

[@DangarMarine]

Yes, 10 psi is good regardless of size and as long as there isn't a drop within about 20 seconds you should be fine.

[@yomama69s]

Right on, thanks!

[@jamier43]

Hi there. Is this the same as a v4 90 Evinrude? Thanks

[@DangarMarine]

No idea, sorry!

[@callumwearne7870]

The hard part was already done last week ;)

[@DangarMarine]

Indeed. Although I really think I needed that custom tool to set the depth of the drive shaft bearings correctly. It will be interesting to see if they give any trouble.

[@m.j.1457]

missing your diy boat building videos

[@DangarMarine]

Not long now...

[@butchc7650]

The pressure on the bottom end be 10 lb PSI on a 48 horsepower Johnson same as the 30?

[@jimbogasoline2042]

butch c I'm not familiar with Johnsons, but usually in outboards, the 20 hp - 30 hp all share most of the same parts (especially main parts). Usually 40 hp - 60 hp are the same. I'm guessing your 48hp has a different lower unit. It probably is close numbers in the pressure test. What you are really looking for is if it holds pressure for a certain amount of time, like Stu said in the video, its probably just several seconds. If there was a leak, the pressure would drop pretty fast and would be noticeable.

[@ronpowell2373]

It is the depth under water that determines the test pressure. So 10PSi is actually pretty good for almost all engines of the outboard type. In actual use the prop shaft seal is under about 3psi pressure when at rest, and typically under a slight vacuum when under way. At high speed - above 20knots or so, the exhaust outlet under water is in a pretty high vacuum area. The drive shaft is rarely under much pressure at all, the most being when the engine is at rest, and even then only a pound or so. When the boat is on the plane that are of the engine can easily be 'dry'.

[@jimbogasoline2042]

Damn when my license plate expires, I'm going to see if I can get a personalized plate...SLEEZY. Is that real license plate? I bet the DMV wouldn't allow me to use it.

[@DangarMarine]

Hey Jim, yes, it is a real plate. In Australia you need to have your real plate front and back.

[@jimbogasoline2042]

Dangar Marine It differs state to state here. In Louisiana it only needs to be on the back. Some people put a real looking, fake plate on the front with funny names. That has to be the most epic but simple plate I've ever seen.

[@DangarMarine]

I noticed people had fake plates on the front when I was in LA. It's a fun thing to let people do. :)

[@dterry86]

Hey Stu, I just replaced the prop shaft seals on my 2006 25hp Suzuki outboard. I put it all together and reinstalled it to the lower unit without problem and seems to shift fine. My question is how do I know that the forward and reverse gears are lined up correctly with the pinion gear?

[@mohanlalsingh4198]

Your KZbin videos are awesome. Need to know what would be the problem in my 1978/700/70hp mercury when I put it on forward the shift seems to me is loose doesn't pick up the speed and bogs down. Sir you're help will be appreciated. My name is Moe

[@DangarMarine]

Could be a carburettor problem.

[@mohanlalsingh4198]

@@DangarMarine Sir I have serviced the carb / when its on drive the speedo cable is loose

[@dustyfarmer]

You could have cut a slot across the head of the guide pin with a hacksaw so you could retrieve it by screwing it out with a slot screwdriver, looking forward to more on your steel ex-trawler rebuild.

[@DangarMarine]

Good idea!

[@roberthickman4092]

Is the motorcycle in the video yours or something you are working on?

[@DangarMarine]

That one is mine. kzbin.info/door/bYGfTBp227o9_WhYfs2nzg

[@pavlosdimitropoulos6098]

Hey Stu, great vid! Need any parts for that LTD? My father in law has some NOS and spares in the shed. Can send some photos through in an email if ya like. Cheers, Pav.

[@DangarMarine]

That would be interesting to see. We have the heads off and at the engineer for machining at the moment as it had water in one cylinder. Where does your father in law live?

[@pavlosdimitropoulos6098]

Dangar Marine sounds like the project is coming along well. We are located in SA mate.

[@alectraproject]

Do a vid on SLEEZY please

[@DangarMarine]

I'm thinking I might change the Motorcycling channel to by a channel for everything other than boating so stay tuned!

[@officialgearhead6736]

New camera Stu?

[@DangarMarine]

No, I think I just compressed the video less than I normally do.

[@tomhudson1409]

I am all about the LTD, would look so good in front of my viscount caravan!

[@DangarMarine]

Sounds like a great combo. ;)

[@matthewwright1286]

How’s the wooden boat going?

[@damodoesall6240]

I was wondering that too......

[@DangarMarine]

I'll get back to it soon! :)

[@shaknbak85]

What beer are you enjoying?

[@pjimmbojimmbo1990]

I see the LTD has Headers

[@DangarMarine]

Well spotted, it does indeed. :)

[@robmitchell3633]

I don’t know if omc could have made it anymore complicated or have more parts. Lol.

[@ronpowell2373]

be glad Harley Davidson fidn't make it!

[@Davidrixmusic]

Stu, I'm hoping to promote your channel at school and where I am working. The school is Marine Maintenance Technology Program at Skagit Valley College in Anacortes Wa USA. I work at "The Center for Wooden Boats" at Cama Beach Camano Island WA USA. There are lots of young people here interested in marine maintenance. Your channel is perfect for their education (Mine as well)

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks mate, that would be much appreciated. You guys can then help me with my wooden boat build! :)

[@brt-jn7kg]

Mate you don't know where i can buy a detent sleeve omc part number 0328081 do you I'll happily pay!! Can't find one here in the states for sale!

[@DangarMarine]

If MarineEngine.com can't get one then I'm not sure where you could find one.

[@brt-jn7kg]

@@DangarMarine yes sir they told me no look no joy Casey has struck out! I'm really having hell locating one. I have emailed two dozen service centers on the east and west coast tomorrow should be interesting.

[@CSkwirl]

Don't know anything about Land Rovers myself but been watching this NZ project, it's quite humorous 1978 Series 3 Land Rover Restoration: kzbin.info/aero/PLNR9e5gIAR0ep6TiEuqNJB_I1ohTZ4bg_

[@DangarMarine]

Thanks for the link.

[@CSkwirl]

Dangar Marine I found his channel looking for a rust removal methods video, he has a very good one.

[@lifeisfuneh]

Do you have any video where you show bearing replacement in the bearing carrier? (any brand) You post great content! Thanks HA, Found it :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4quoXuFbLlrasU

[@geraldswain3259]

I'll bet you've greased the odd inner lip or two !!!.

[@DangarMarine]

Never! Always water-based lubricant! ;)

[@stevenbass8674]

1st :-)

[@AhRamboRo]

How do I push shaft in more

[@shaknbak85]

What beer are you enjoying?

[@DangarMarine]

It's a Coopers Pale Ale.