Evinrude 4906B 4HP 1969 Owner's Manual page 277

8-18 LOWER UNIT
BELLCRANK
View into the exhaust housing after
has been removed. The bellcrank
mechanical shift mechanism is clearly visible.
the shift lever. Remove the attaching bolts,
and then separate the lower unit from the
exhaust housing.
Type D - Window Removal to Gain Access
1- Remove the metal
port side of the engine.
coupler is gained through the opening.
2- Disconnect the shift
exhaust housing by removing
bolt from the shift coupler.
Type E - Shift Disconnect Coupler
Loosen the attaching screws securing the
lower unit to the power
lower unit to drop approximately
and then remove the bottom bolt in the shift
Window removed from
the shift connector, as explained
drpwing, upper left, illustrates
to
bolt the shift rod.
the powerhead
part of the upper
plate from the
Access to the shift
rod from the
the bottom
Allow the
head,
one inch,
a to
lower unit gain access
in
the text. The detail
the relationship of the
Removing the bolt through the shift connector after
the lower unit
to
housing enough
coupler. The lower unit may then be com-
pletely separated from the exhaust housing.
GOOD WORDS
In MOST cases, if any unit being serviced
has the 6-inch extension,
sary to remove the extension
"drop" the lower unit.
things in life, there are rare exceptions and
here is one.
from the extension and the drives haft con-
nection is not accessible, then the extension
will have to be removed to gain access to
the coupler.
to
[rott:
has been separatec
allow access for the socket wrench.
it is
in order to
However, as in most
If the lower unit is separated
the exhaust
NOT neces-