A very good-old-friend - sailor has a technique that he says works. Disclaimer: I haven't tried it. He says that the way to do it is to get some PVC tubing with an ID the same as the OD of the prop shaft. Cut lengths of 1/2, 1, 1.5, 2, etc. Slit the lengths in half. Put the shortest pieces around the prop shaft and against one end of the cutlass bearing. Push on it by using two c-clamps, one against each piece of PVC tubing and against the cutlass housing. Repeat successively with longer and longer pieces of the PVC tubing, until the bearing is out. Reverse the process to put the new bearing in. I vaguely remember, but won't swear to it, that one can also put the new bearing in the freezer to shrink the OD before pushing it into the housing is involved. I've never tried it, but the guy is an old master plumber with lots of good tricks. Bob Finale #3587
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