1974 Johnson 25HP; Parts in exhaust housing.

I have an interesting problem. I took off the lower unit to pressure test it to find a leak, and as I was pulling the unit off some parts fell out. I looked up into exhaust housing and I can see a spring and bits of what looks like a seal. After doing some research it looks like they're parts of crankshaft seal. I did find a good amount of engine oil on top of the lower unit. Has anyone heard of this?

The parts I believe I see are #26 & #27

So...............pull the powerhead and check it! Not a big job by any means. If it is that seal it is well worth replacing.

I don't have a manual for yet so I was unsure. I'll give it a try once I figure out what I need to even take a look.

they are the lower crankshaft seals, they go in back to back and have a spring on both to help the seal. tricky to get out, i jerry rigged a bearing puller i had to get mine out, id replace the uppers too if i were you... i used the puller for the bearing and upper seals and once i got them out i used a broomstick that had to sanded a bit and pushed the lower seals out from above...