1998 15 mercury water pump

[buddyp]

Doing a water pump on a 15 mercury...Question..How do you seperate the shift shaft to remove the lower unit?

[will941s]

If your looking at the carb, on the right side of the motor, under the carb you will see a shift cam that holds the shift shaft. On the front of that cam is a tab. Take a flathead screwdriver and lift up on that tab, and remove the lower unit.