rkinross
Cadet
- Joined
- Jan 23, 2017
- Messages
- 29
This is the first time since I purchased the boat that I changed the impeller. Everything went fine with the removal of the lower unit and impeller. I cleaned up the impeller housing and all of the bolts. The problem I am having is inserting the lower leg back into the motor and lining up the splines on the drive shaft and the splines on the crank shaft. The crank shaft seal also keeps falling off whenever the lower unit gets up there and I try to giggle it around to get it to seat. I went out and purchased a ratcheting tie down strap to try to help lift the unit into place. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srGVSl4_n8Q I also put the engine in forward gear before I started the process but the drive shaft does not turn when I turn the propeller. (it must have been placed into neutral somehow) I can still turn the fly wheel to get the splines to line up. Are there any other techniques to try to get the lower unit to re-seat. There are 3 things I am trying to line up: the crank shaft and drive shaft, the water tube, and the shifting rod thru the hole so that I can reconnect it. This thing is heavy and when it doesn't seat the up and down movement in trying to seat it makes the crank shaft seal fall off so then I have to start over. I have been at this for hours with many attempts and still no go. Thanks in advance for any help.