Evinrude 4906B 4HP 1969 Owner's Manual page 319

8-60 LOWER UNIT
WARNING
The next step involves a dangerous pro-
cedure and should be executed
while wear ing SAFETY GLASSES.
taining ring is under tremendous
the groove and while it is being removed.
it should slip off the Truarc pliers, it will
travel with incredible speed causing person-
al injury if it should strike a person.
fore, continue to hold the ring and pliers
firm after the ring is out of the groove and
clear of the lower unit.
the floor and hold it securely with one foot
before releasing the grip on the pliers.
alternate method is to hold the ring inside a
trash barrel, or other
before releasing the pliers.
15- Obtain a pair of Truarc pliers.
sert the tips of the pliers into the holes of
the retaining ring.
move the retaining ring from the groove and
gear case without allowing the pliers to slip.
Release the grip on the pliers in the manner
described in the above WARNING.
16- Install the two screws into the coil.
These are the two screws that were
ed from the gear case earlier.
with care
The re-
tension in
There-
Place the ring on
suitable container,
Now, CAREFULLY
rernov-
Rock the coil
out and at the same time feed the reverse
coil blue wire down into the recess in the
lower unit.
and down the propeller
clear. The thrust washer will come off with the
coil.
17- Hold the propeller shaft firmly and
If
pull it free from the lower unit housing.
The reverse gear, spring, and hub will come
out with the shaft as an assembly.
An
In-
re-
Continue working the coil out
shaft until it is