Evinrude 4906B 4HP 1969 Owner's Manual page 309

8-50 LOWER UNIT
damage or cut the end of the vanes as the
screws are brought up tight.
allows them to spring back in a natural
position.
Place NEW grommets
pump housing for the water pickup. If a new
water pump was installed,
already be in place.
19- Install a NEW O-ring on the top of
the driveshaft.
LOWER UNIT INSTALLATION
GOOD WORDS
Connecting the shift rod with the coup-
ler is not an easy task but can be accom-
plished as follows: First, notice the cutout
area on the end of the shift rod. This area
permi ts 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.
the bolt to be properly installed, the cutout
area on the shift rod
such a manner to allow the bolt to be
properly installed.
unit is mated with the exhaust
exercise patience as the two units come
together, to enable the bolt to be installed
at the proper time.
move too far into the coupler before the
bolt is installed, it may be possible to force
Shift rod with the bolt alongside
the bolt must fit into the shift rod groove when the bolt
is installed through the connector.
The rotation
into the water
this seal will
Now, in order for
MUST be aligned in
Therefore, as the lower
housing,
If the rod is allowed to
to
illustrate
Shift rod connector with the clear hole through the
connector and shift rod, indicating
located.
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.
20- 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.
how
the rod. is properly
Install the coupler bolt in