suzuki dt65 water pump

jackson

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needing help how do i disconnect gear linkege so i can remove lower leg gearbox
 

CAPTBLACKSMARINE

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Re: suzuki dt65 water pump

YOU DID NOT SPECIFY WHAT YEAR MODEL YOUR DT65 IS. SO I WILL TRY AND TELL YOU ABOUT ALL THREE DIFFERENT WAYS THEY HAVE DONE THIS AND MAYBE IT WILL HELP. ALL OF THE CONNECTIONS WERE MADE JUST ABOVE THE GEARCASE AND AT THE FRONT OF THE MOTOR.(END CLOSEST TO THE BOAT) THE SIMPLEST WAS JUST A PIN HELD IN WITH A COTTER PIN GOING THROUGH BOTH SHAFTS.THE SECOND IS A SPLINED SHAFT THAT WHEN YOU UNBOLT THE GEARCASE WILL SLIDE RIGHT OUT OF THE UPPER SHAFT.THE LAST AND THE ONE YOU MOST LIKELY HAVE IS A THREADED UPPER AND LOWER SHAFT WITH A BRASS NUT ABOUT 2" LONG WITH A LOCK NUT TO KEEP IT FROM MOVING .JUST LOOSEN THE LOCK NUT ENOUGH THAT YOU CAN TURN THE LONG BRASS NUT AND THEN BACK THE LONG BRASS NUT OFF UNTIL IT IS ONLY CONNECTED TO ONE SHAFT. P.S. JUST A TIP SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO SHIFT THE CONTROL BOX LEVER TO FORWARD OR REVERSE TO GET IT THREADED ALL THE WAY OFF.
 

jackson

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Re: suzuki dt65 water pump

i think the year is 1983 model i can see a roll pin just under the spacer plate that bolts in between gearbox and leg
 
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