Finally got a chance to work on the xb, got your parts Saturday so Sunday evening i tore it down to replace all water pump parts and decided while i was there i might as well replace the oil seals. Got them from my local today and replaced everything. It all went back perfect, no trouble lining up the drive shaft, the shifter shaft fell into place and got all nuts and bolts in, installed the prop. As i was sitting on my tail, all finished ( job well done ) i leaned backwards to relax and put my hands behind me to prop myself, i felt it. It was round,cold and hard. You do know this is my first motor with a two piece drive shaft, don't cha....![]()