12JE Bowl Gasket

[R/C-PILOT]

Bowl gasket needs to be replaced on my 12JE. Is it hard to replace? Any special tools needed? Anything else I should replace while I'm in there?

[Bajajet]

Piece of cake with a JE. Drop steering and revese cable off. Pull at least one oil plug. Remove bowl bolts. Slide bowl off shaft and have a bucket ready to dump oil into. Good time to look over bowl bushings and seal too.

[ck7684]

Yup, should be easy!!

[R/C-PILOT]

Would I want to just replace the bowl bushings and seal while I've got it apart? Bowl gasket sounds easy, how about the bushings and seal?

[R/C-PILOT]

I know this is a dumb question but, do I put any type of sealant on the gasket before in stalling or nothing? I use gear lube, 90 wt? How much lube? How long should this take me?

[sleekcrafter]

Bowl gasket goes on dry, no sealant. Some use a release agent, so they can access the impeller quickly, and reuse the gasket. Bowl holds a pint or so of gear oil. Remove both plugs, and fill it full.