Evinrude 4906B 4HP 1969 Owner's Manual page 317

8-58 LOWER UNIT
7- Remove the screws
water pump to the lower housing.
screws are stubborn and refuse to release,
or if they break off due to corrosion, it may
be necessary to actually
pump free of the housing.
pump and impeller up off the driveshaft.
If the only work to be performed
service of the water pump, proceed directly
to Page 8-72, Water Pump Installation.
8- Remove the pin or Woodruff key from
the drives haft , and then remove the base
plate from the lower unit housing.
9- Lift the driveshaft
out of the lower unit.
10-
Lay the lower unit flat on the bench
because when the gearcase nuts are remov-
ed, the lower section could drop to the floor
and be severely damaged.
well socket and remove the lower unit gear-
case stud nuts, then the washers, and shift
cable retainer. DISCARD
they are the self-locking
NOT be used a second time.
11- Tap the front cone with a soft-headed
mallet to separate the lower housing from
the upper housing a distance of about 3".
After the upper and lower housings have
been separated about 3", slide the terminal
sleeves on the forward
back and disconnect
of the shift cable to the coil.
attaching the
If the
chisel the water
Lift the water
is
straight up and
Use a 9/16" deep-
the nuts because
type and
MUST
and reverse wires
the quick-disconnects
VERY GOOD WORDS
If the lower housing cannot be dislodged
from the upper housing,
bolts extending through the upper housing
into the lower housing are badly corroded, a
decision must be made.
destroyed in order to proceed with the work.
In almost all cases the sacrificed
the less expensive
fore, cut through the upper housing on both
because the long
Something will be
piece
upper housing. There-
is