Removing The Lower Unit - SELVA MARINE Kingfish 25 Service Manual

Removing the lower unit

• Make sure to disconnect the battery
cables from the battery, and remove the
clip from the engine shut-off switch.
• When removing the lower unit with the
power unit installed, make sure to sus-
pend the outboard motor. If the out-
board motor is not suspended, it can fall
suddenly and result in severe injuries.
• Do not hold the propeller with your
hands when loosening or tightening the
propeller nut.
1. Drain the gear oil.
2. Remove the cotter pin.
3. Set the gear shift to the N position.
4. Place a block of wood between the anti-
cavitation plate and propeller to keep the
propeller from turning, and then remove
the propeller nut and propeller.
5. Remove the lower mount cover. See
"Upper case and mounts (high thrust
model)" (9-22). (For Oceania)
6. Disconnect the speedometer hose 1.
7. Loosen the locknut 2 while holding the
adjusting nut 3, and then turn the adjust-
ing nut to disconnect the shift rod 4.
Lower unit (high thrust model)
2
3
1
4
8. Make an alignment mark a on the trim
tab 5 and lower case, and then remove
the trim tab 5.
9. Remove the lower unit 6.
10. Remove the anode 7.
6
TIP:
When disassembling the lower unit, measure
the backlash before disassembly. See "Mea-
suring the forward and reverse gear backlash
before disassembly" (8-55).
11. Remove the plates 8 and extension 9.
(X-transom model)
7
a
5
8
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