Re: repair manual for 115hp mercury outboard 1979
Any repair manual will describe how to change the impeller. A Merc service manual is best for more involved repairs.
Those inlines have a hidden bolt under the zinc anode on the lower unit. Remove the zinc anode with a 1/2" thin wall socket thru the hole from above the antiventilation plate. That exposes the hidden bolt.
BTW the telltales clog easily. You might clean it out with a wire.