Disassembling my lower unit to replace the water impeller i was informed about the long rod (gear shift I believe) needs to be disconneted to get the lower unit off, with a bit of a wiggle, the lower unit came off, no issue'. Now to get this back on, there's a clamp to connect then rod(s)to her the resides in the upper extension section of the engine. If I take off this extension piece i won't still be able to get at this clamp to connect the rod back together again.<br />The manual shows the clamp at the lower end near the impeller area. not so, it's further into the extension piece. My question is, How do I get to this area to clamp the rods back together properly?.
