My prop is aluminum, it probably wouldn't make that much of a difference in weight. I don't have a stand, but I do have a couple of 6" thick blocks of wood and was just going to sandwich the skeg in between and clamp it with a bar clamp. They're wide enough to keep the whole thing from falling...
After I investigated a little further, I see a label on the power trim pump that says to enable reverse lock to turn it one way, and to disable turn it the other way. So, aha, that is how it works! I would assume there's some built-in safety mechanism to allow the motor to swing up if you hit an...
Do trim models have a mechanical reverse lock mechanism, or is it handled with the power trim? I looked and I just don't see anything that would engage the tilt angle pin. I can raise or lower the motor in neutral or forward (I didn't try in reverse). The service manual describes how to check...
That's the way that the Mercury service manual says to do it, but what I didn't understand was why they tell you to start off in forward gear before you tilt the motor all the way up and then shift to neutral after the latch is locked.
From what I've read, it seems pulling the LU off and replacing the impeller and all the gaskets is fairly easy, however sliding the lower unit back on can be a bit of a nightmare! I have the Mercury service manual for my motor (1978 1150 ELPT), and it states to First shift into forward gear...
