removing foot on 40elpt (96)

pettitt

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I have some metal in my lower foot oil. Trying<br />to remove the foot. I have removed the prop, the 4 bolts accessable from the outside, the anode and the bolt accessible when the anode is removed. The lower unit drops about 2 inches only. What to do now. This is a 1996 40elpt Force made by Mercury.<br />thanks
 

OBJ

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Re: removing foot on 40elpt (96)

Jeepers...did you remove the retaining nut from the shift rod? I believe if you look under the lower carb you will see where the shift rod comes up and is attached to the shift lever with a retaining nut. Remove the nut and the lower unit should drop off.
 

pettitt

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Re: removing foot on 40elpt (96)

Thanks, I'll try that this evening. I invested in<br />a manual which is so generic that its pretty much useless.
 
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