Changing bearings

[Robert Elder]

I am getting ready to replace the bearings in a K&B .21 outboard that I have had for a while. Should be no issue with the motor bearings but I have never tackled the pto bearings before. It actually looks like there is a collar on the the bottom of the shaft.

Any ideas?

 

[Robert Elder]

As it turns out, that is a collar on the shaft. It doesn't show up in the K&B parts drawings but was there anyhow. Heated the assembly in the oven to 320 degrees. Placed the assembly between two pieces of wood and took a punch and tapped in the middle from the underside and it all came apart quite easily