upper crankcase seal replacement-70tlrp

[brody]

Iam currently replacing electrical parts on my 70tlrp. Upper crank seal is leaking oil and while I have the stator off I would like to replace the seal. Have a new on in hand and no manual. Was wondering if I can pry out the old one and put in a new one like you would on a snowmachine, or do I have to tear the entire Engine down and split the case? Looks like it would work but I would hate to open a new can of worms when I want to use them for fishing. Any sugestions. Thanks for the wonderful site.

[boats.net]

The seal housing is actually the top main bearing so engine would have to disassembled to remove. If you can find a seal driver to install seal over crankshaft should be able to replace it.