Parts came in, finished pulling parts

Sorry for the delay on posting.  Gear case came in, need to clean it as there is still some of the forming sand left in it.  Gear oil plus sand equals nothing good.  So it's getting cleaned first.  Had to cut out the forward coil and bearing though.

where the complete cut through ends is where the forward coil started.  Cut both sides of the case and then pried the case up slightly so that the coil and bearing came loose.  Turns out they were corroded in place.

there's the witch of a thing (aka the forward coil) that I was trying to get out with various pullers and slide hammer.

That is the bearing that sits behind the forward coil.

Now onto a game called "What could it be?"  If you remember correctly from a previous post the gear case had damage to it which is why I am rebuilding it.  The bullet cone was broken off so I decided to see what they patched with....  Here's the first picture

What could the metal piece be?  need a hint keep reading.

here's hint two which shows a bit more of what they used to patch with. can you make it out yet?  Ok the last hint is coming your way.

At this point you should be able to see what they used as filler.  If ya need another hint I'm sure there's one either floating around in your pocket or a dish in your house somewhere.  slightly smaller than a penny but worth more.

YES folks they used a dime as filler to patch a hole.  Didn't even weld it in just set it on top and poured what looked like epoxy over top of it.  I've since decided the dime needs to stay on the boat somewhere.