Evinrude 4906B 4HP 1969 Owner's Manual page 292

23- If the lower unit being serviced uses
a pin on the top of the driveshaft, install the
pin at this time. Shift the lower unit into
FORWARD gear and at the same time ro-
tate the propeller shaft
lower unit assembling is now complete and
ready to mate with the exhaust housing.
LOWER UNIT lNSTALLA TION
GOOD WORDS
If the unit being serviced uses the shift
rod coupler arrangement
window or before the lower unit and exhaust
housings are fully mated, these words are
extremely critical.
with the coupler is not an easy task but can
be accomplished as follows:
the cutout area on the end of the shift rod.
This area permits the bolt to pass through
the coupler, past the shift rod, and into the
other side of the coupler. It is this bolt that
holds the shift rod in the coupler.
order for the bolt to be properly installed,
the cutout area on the shift rod
aligned in such a manner to allow the bolt to
be properly installed.
lower unit is mated with the exhaust hous-
ing, exercise patience as the two units come
together, to enable the bolt to be installed
at the proper time.
CLOCKWISE.
either through the
Connecting the shift rod
First, notice
Now, in
MUST be
Therefore, as the
If the rod is allowed to
MANUAL SHIFT 5 HP TO 25 HP
The
Shift rod
illustration clearly shows
move too far into the coupler before the
bolt is installed, it may be possible to force
the bolt into place, past the shift rod. The
threads on the bolt will be stripped, and the
shift rod will eventually come out of the
coupler.
24- Install the coupler onto the lower
unit shift rod, with the NO THREAD section
facing towards the window. With the coupler
in this position, the bolt may be inserted
through the coupler and "catch" the threads
on the far side.
the manner described in the previous para-
graph.
Shift rod connector
connector and shift roa, indicating
located.
and
the screw through the connector.
a
proper installation.
Install the coupler bolt in
with the clear hole through the
the rod is properly
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